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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.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Answer Popularity Seek War Will
This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Arm Differ Feel Fight From Hand Hard Hostile Make Old Particular People Rich War Way Young
There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

All Boy Glory Hell Many Today Took War
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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Aim Dread Fear Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses Whip
I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Battle Field Frame Have Kill Military Misspell Name Newspaper Think Understand
If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Between Choose First Four Ghouse Penitentiary Say Thank White Year You
It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Disagreeable Thing Whip
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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Any Had Hand Know Make More Peace Sacrifice Secure Today War
I intend to make Georgia howl.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Country Howl Intent Make People Peron
War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Leave Matter Serious Soldier Too War
You may as well say, ‘That’s a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Breakfast Dare Flea Lion Lip May Say Valliant Well You
I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Beg Make Mercy Possible Severe Show South Symptom Try War Would
An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Arm Army Collection Man Men Obey Obliged One
I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Boy Fact From Like Make Myself Opinion People Reasoning Suit
The better classes are tired of the insane howling of the lower strata and they mean to stop them.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Better Class Howl Insane Lower Mean Stop Strata Them Try
Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Army Change Every Impair Principle Rule Weaken

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