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 SHERMANI 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.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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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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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
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The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
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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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I intend to make Georgia howl.
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If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
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The better classes are tired of the insane howling of the lower strata and they mean to stop them.
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War is hell.
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War is at its best barbarism.
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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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