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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Aloud Blood Cry Fired Grain Hear More Neither Only Shot Those Vengeance Wound
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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Aim Dread Fear Follow Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses Whom
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 SHERMAN

Arm Differ Feel Fight From Hand Hard Hostile Make Old Particular People Rich War Way Young
If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Between Choose First Four Ghouse Penitentiary Say Thank White Year You
I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Battle Field Frame Have Kill Military Misspell Name Newspaper Think Understand
It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Disagreeable Thing Whip
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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Aim Dread Fear Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses Whip
I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Beg Make Mercy Possible Severe Show South Symptom Try War Would
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 SHERMAN

All Fired Glory Groan Heard Moonshine Neither Only Shot Shriek Sick Those Try War
If you don’t have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we’ll eat your mules up, sir.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Army Eat Have Jeep Mule Sir Supply
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Cruelty Over Reform Sooner True Try Use War
I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Beg Christmas City Country Gift People Present You
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.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Camp Come Fact Hate Newspaper Pick Print Regret Rumor Spies Truth
The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Anyosy Crude Field Scene War
He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Army Belong Invincible Known Peace War
War is at its best barbarism.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

All Barbarism Best One Liner War

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