William Tecumseh Sherman was a famous Soldier from USA, who lived between February 8, 1820 and February 14, 1891. He/she became 71 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aquarius, who is known for Knowledge, Humanitarian, Serious, Insightful, Duplicitous.
Our collection contains 36 quotes who is written / told by William, under the main topics: Politics - War.
"You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion"
"War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want"
"Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it"
"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"
"A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets"
"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"
"War is hell"
"War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over"
"War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers"
"War is at its best barbarism"
"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"
"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell"
"The voice of the people is the voice of humbug"
"The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of 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"
"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"
"It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped"
"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"
"In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out"
"If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir"
"If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking"
"If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve"
"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"
"If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you"
"I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy"
"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"
"I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers"
"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"
"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 intend to make Georgia howl"
"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"
"I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah"
"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"
"He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war"
"Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other"
"Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster"
