I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANIf nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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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 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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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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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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The better classes are tired of the insane howling of the lower strata and they mean to stop them.
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I intend to make Georgia howl.
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War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
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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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The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
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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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War is hell.
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Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
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