William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes - 9quotes.com

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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
War is hell.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
War is at its best barbarism.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
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.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman
You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.
Written by William Tecumseh Sherman

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