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In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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 cannot change the hearts of the people of the South, but we can make war so terrible that they will realize the fact that however brave and gallant and devoted to their country still they are mortal and should exhaust all peaceful remedies before they fly to war.
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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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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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War's Legitimate Object Is More Perfect Peace.
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You people speak so lightly of war you don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing!
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...[We] must stop these swarms of Jews who are trading, bartering and robbing.
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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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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 by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve.
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The carping and bickering of political factions in the nation's capital reminds me of two pelicans quarreling over a dead fish.
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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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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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The whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak violence upon South Carolina. I almost tremble for her fate.
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