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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. Fear is the beginning of wisdom."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
Wisdom
"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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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
War
"Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
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."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
War
"The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
War
"War is hell."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
War
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
Politics
"He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
Peace
"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
Topic(s):
Peace
"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."
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Topic(s):
Peace
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