William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes

William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
Born: Feb 8, 1820
Died: Feb 14, 1891
Every Hell People War Will You
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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. William Tecumseh Sherman
World Before Breakfast Hell Every Would Would-Be Had Sure Am Reporter Reports Getting Choice
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
War Tired Hell Sick Desolation Those Moonshine Neither Wounded Only Fired Vengeance Aloud Cry Glory Am Nor Heard Blood Groans Shot Who
I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes. William Tecumseh Sherman
Myself People Facts Like Votes Make Make Up Makes Opinions Up Any Difference Little Body Reasoning Suit
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. William Tecumseh Sherman
Truth Hate Rumors Spies Facts Pick Come Print Camp Up Regard Which Them
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Will Cruelty Sooner Over Reform Trying Use
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. William Tecumseh Sherman
Courage Danger Willingness Mental Perfect Endure Sensibility Measure
Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other. William Tecumseh Sherman
Me Crazy Drunk Other He Him Stood Stand Grant Each Now
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. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Hell Desolation Those Neither Wounded More Only Fired Vengeance Aloud Cry Nor Heard Blood Groans Shot Who
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. William Tecumseh Sherman
Wisdom Humble Fear Pride Beginning Aim Dread Follow Make Whip Them Then Us Rebels Inmost
War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Enemies Our Say Give Remedy Want Them Us Let Us Chosen
Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Result Humiliation Will Every Easy Attempt Disaster Safe Make
If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you. William Tecumseh Sherman
You Thank You White White House Say Would Between House Forced Years Thank Choose Four
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. William Tecumseh Sherman
War People Old Young Rich Fighting Other Must Hostile Feel Particular Armies Make Hand Poor Hard Wars Differs
In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Class Fight Men Country Our Out Another Makes Leaves
If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Great People Will Cruelty Seeking Answer Howl Against Popularity Raise
I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Mercy Symptoms Severe Possible Would Make Till South Tiring Show
There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each other, not with words and arguments, but with shot and shell, gun-powder and cannon. The better classes are tired of the insane howling of the lower strata and they mean to stop them. William Tecumseh Sherman
Tired Words Better Will Argument Oppose Other Insane Classes Soon Between Armed Come Contest Shell Howling Labor Stop Cannon Mean Them Capital Shot Lower Strata Each
I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers. William Tecumseh Sherman
Battle Field Military Think Name Misspelled Understand Fame Newspapers Your
If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir. William Tecumseh Sherman
You Army Eat Supplied Up Sir Your Mules Keep
War is hell. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Hell
It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped. William Tecumseh Sherman
Disagreeable Whipped Thing
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. William Tecumseh Sherman
Man Change Army Obey Men Every Rules Weakens Collection One-Man Obliged Armed Principle Which
There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. William Tecumseh Sherman
Today War Hell Looks Glory Boy Who Many Here
I intend to make Georgia howl. William Tecumseh Sherman
Make Howl Georgia Intend
There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell. William Tecumseh Sherman
Today War Hell Looks Glory Boy Who Many Here

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