More from William Tecumseh Sherman

  1. If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
  2. 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…
  3. If forced to choose between the White House and the penitentiary for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
  4. The carping and bickering of political factions in the nation's capitol reminds me of two pelicans quarreling over a dead fish.
  5. I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
  6. The legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace.
  7. I think I understand what military fame is: to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
  8. The scenes on this field would cure anyone of war.

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