He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANCourage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
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Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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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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An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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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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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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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
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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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War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
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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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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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Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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If people don’t like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don’t solicit their opinions or votes.
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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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