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 SHERMANIf forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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In our Country… one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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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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I intend to make Georgia howl.
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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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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
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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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I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself.
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I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
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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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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
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Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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