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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.
William Tecumseh Sherman
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William Tecumseh Sherman
Age: 71 †
Born: 1820
Born: February 8
Died: 1891
Died: February 14
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We have good corporals and good sergeants and some good lieutenants and captains, and those are far more important than good generals.
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We can make war so terrible and make them so sick of war that generations pass away before they again appeal to it.
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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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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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