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

William Tecumseh Sherman

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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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Before Breakfast Choice Every Hell Kill Report Reporter Sure World
It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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Disagreeable Thing Whip
I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant.
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Accept Commission Country Create People Person Rivalry Tend Would
Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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Begining Fear Wisdom
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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Aim Dread Fear Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses 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.
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Any Had Hand Know Make More Peace Sacrifice Secure Today War
There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.
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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.
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Aim Dread Fear Follow Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses Whom
Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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Courage Danger Endure Measure Mental Perfect Sensibility Willingness
If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Elect Nit Nominate Run Serve
War is at its best barbarism.
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All Barbarism Best One Liner War
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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All Fired Glory Groan Heard Moonshine Neither Only Shot Shriek Sick Those Try War
I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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Beg Christmas City Country Gift People Present You
The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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Humbug People Voice
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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Cruelty Over Reform Sooner True Try Use War
War is hell.
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Hell One Liner War
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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Against Any Call Come Cracker Danger Dear Family Last Peace Quater Share Sir Thing Watch
War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
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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.
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Breakfast Dare Flea Lion Lip May Say Valliant Well You
In our Country… one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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Another Class Country Fight Leave Make Man Out War
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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Camp Come Fact Hate Newspaper Pick Print Regret Rumor Spies Truth
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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Aloud Blood Cry Fired Grain Hear More Neither Only Shot Those Vengeance Wound
If people don’t like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don’t solicit their opinions or votes.
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Difference Like Make Opinion People Solicit Vote
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.
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Arm Differ Feel Fight From Hand Hard Hostile Make Old Particular People Rich War Way Young
An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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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.
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Boy Fact From Like Make Myself Opinion People Reasoning Suit
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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Crazy Drunk Each Grant Now Other Stand Stood

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