Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANWar is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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You may as well say, ‘That’s a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
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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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I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
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Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
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I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
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It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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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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War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
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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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The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant.
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Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
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If you don’t have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we’ll eat your mules up, sir.
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