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War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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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

Cruelty Over Reform Sooner True Try Use 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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Camp Come Fact Hate Newspaper Pick Print Regret Rumor Spies Truth
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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Argument Arm Between Canon Capital Come Contest Each Other Gun Labor Oppose Powder Soon
It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Disagreeable Thing Whip
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 Follow Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses Whom
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
War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

All Chosen Enemy Give Our Remedy Say They Want War
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
I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

All Earn Hold Rank Want
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
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
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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Against Any Call Come Cracker Danger Dear Family Last Peace Quater Share Sir Thing Watch
Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Begining Fear Wisdom
If you don’t have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we’ll eat your mules up, sir.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Army Eat Have Jeep Mule Sir Supply
If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Elect Nit Nominate Run Serve
Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Crazy Drunk Each Grant Now Other Stand Stood

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