Quotes from William Tecumseh Sherman


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    If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir.

    Army | Eat | Mules


    If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.

    War | Great | Popularity


    I intend to make Georgia howl.

    Georgia | Howl | Intend


    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.

    Truth | Hate | Facts


    You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.

    Lion | Breakfast | Eat


    I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.

    War | Mercy | Possible


    War is hell.

    War | Hell


    A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

    Worth | Battery | Artillery


    I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.

    Battle | Name | Military


    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 | Humble | Pride


    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.

    Peace | Dear | Danger


    There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.

    War | Today | Hell


    War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

    War | Soldiers | Matter


    You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.

    War | Cannot | Qualify


    War is at its best barbarism.

    Best | War | Barbarism


    He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.

    War | Peace | Army


    In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.

    War | Men | Fight


    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.

    War | Peace | Today


    The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.

    Voice | Humbug


    I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want.

    Accept | Rivalry | Create


       

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