Best William Tecumseh Sherman Sayings
- War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want. All
- I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah. Beg
- 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… Aim
- I intend to make Georgia howl. Georgia
- If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir. Army
- You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. Breakfast
- 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,… Any
- 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. Armed
- I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy. Begs
- The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war. Anybody
- 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… Armies
- He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war. Army
- War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers. Leave
- 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.… Accept
- If nominated by either party, I should peremptorily decline, and even if unanimously elected, I should decline to serve. Decline
- War is hell. Hell
- 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… Aloud
- There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. All
- 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… Aim
- War is at its best barbarism. Barbarism
- If nominated, I will not accept; if drafted, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve. Accept