William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
William Tecumseh Sherman quotes and sayings page 2 (soldier). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 39 we have.
“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.”
“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.”
“I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.”
“I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.”
“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.”
“War is hell.”
“Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.”
“If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.”
“In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.”
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