I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANI will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant.
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A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.
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My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.
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Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
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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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I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant.
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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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War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
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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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War is at its best barbarism.
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War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.
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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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Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
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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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If people don’t like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don’t solicit their opinions or votes.
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