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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

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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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Aim Dread Fear Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses Whip
Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
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Begining Fear Wisdom
There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.
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All Boy Glory Hell Many Today Took War
It’s a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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Disagreeable Thing Whip
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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Crazy Drunk Each Grant Now Other Stand Stood
Courage – a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
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Army Change Every Impair Principle Rule Weaken
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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Battle Field Frame Have Kill Military Misspell Name Newspaper Think Understand
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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Breakfast Dare Flea Lion Lip May Say Valliant Well You
If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Elect Nit Nominate Run Serve
The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.
WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

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I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
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WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Aim Dread Fear Follow Humble Inmost Make Pride Rebel Recesses Whom
I intend to make Georgia howl.
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Country Howl Intent Make People Peron
War is at its best barbarism.
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All Barbarism Best One Liner War
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

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