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 SHERMANI beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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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 is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.
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An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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In our Country… one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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War is hell.
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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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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
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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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Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
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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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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
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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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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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The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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