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Wars are not all evil, they are part of the grand machinery by which this world is governed.
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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If nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve.
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War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.
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I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected.
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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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An army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every enactment, every change of rule which impairs this principle weakens the army, impairs its value, and defeats the very object of its existence.
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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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War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
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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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The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.
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You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
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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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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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It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped.
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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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There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.
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I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace.
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You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace.
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You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop the war, which can only be done by admitting that it began in error and is perpetuated in pride.
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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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