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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANWar is at its best barbarism.
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I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
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There’s many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.
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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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If you don’t have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we’ll eat your mules up, sir.
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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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The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
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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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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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You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
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I intend to make Georgia howl.
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I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant.
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I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.
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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
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