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" 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

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" 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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" War is hell. "

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

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" War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers. "

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" There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. "

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" 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. "

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" Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. "

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" War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want. "

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

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

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" If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve. "

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" Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other. "

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

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" 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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" 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. "

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" The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war. "

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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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" Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. "

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" I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah. "

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" It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped. "

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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. "

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" War is at its best barbarism. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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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. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

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