Cruelty Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

The only good Indian is a dead Indian

— William Tecumseh Sherman

After all, I think Forrest was the most remarkable man our Civil War produced on either side.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

We have good corporals and good sergeants and some good lieutenants and captains, and those are far more important than good generals.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

The way to success is strategically along the way of least expectation and tactically along the line of least resistance.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

“You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm as against these terrible hardships of war. War is cruelty, there is no use trying to…

— William Tecumseh Sherman

If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.

— 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…

— William Tecumseh Sherman

The young bloods of the South; sons of planters, lawyers about towns, good billiard players and sportsmen, men who never did any work and…

— William Tecumseh Sherman

War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.

— William Tecumseh Sherman

Grant stood by me when I was crazy...

— William Tecumseh Sherman

You people speak so lightly of war; you don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing!

— William Tecumseh Sherman

He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.

— William Tecumseh Sherman