I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANWar is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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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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The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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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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In our Country… one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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I intend to make Georgia howl.
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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
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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 hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are.
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Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
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I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.
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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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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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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
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