William Tecumseh Sherman

• "An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.“
• "Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.“
• "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. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.“
• "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.“
• "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.“
• "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.“
• "He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.“
• "If nominated, I will not run if elected, I will not serve.“
• "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.“
• "War is hell.“
• "The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of 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.“
• "Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.“
• "In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.“
• "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.“
• "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.“
• "There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.“
• "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.“
• "War is at its best barbarism.“
• "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.“
• "I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.“
• "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.“
• "There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.“
• "War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.“
• "If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.“
• "You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.“
• "He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.“
• "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. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.“
• "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.“

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