If nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve. — William Tecumseh Sherman Copy Share Image
“I hereby state, and mean all that I say, that I never have been and never will be a candidate for President; that if nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline; and even if unanimously elected I should decline… — William Tecumseh Sherman Copy Share Image