He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
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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It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.
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The better classes are tired of the insane howling of the lower strata and they mean to stop them.
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If people don’t like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don’t solicit their opinions or votes.
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War is hell.
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Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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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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If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty.
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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
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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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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 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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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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War is at its best barbarism.
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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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