An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMANIf nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
More William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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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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There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all 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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There’s many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.
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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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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
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I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant.
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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
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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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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 hell.
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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.
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Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
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