You may as well say, ‘That’s a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANYou may as well say, ‘That’s a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
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In our Country… one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter.
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I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.
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You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
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There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each other, not with words and arguments, but with shot and shell, gun-powder and cannon.
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Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
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I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
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A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.
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I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself.
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If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.
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If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty.
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