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.

Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

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War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the...

War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the...

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring...

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring...

My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them...

My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them...

I intend to make Georgia howl.

I intend to make Georgia howl.

It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped.

It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped.

In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it...

In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it...

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of...

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of...

The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.

The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.

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

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

You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on...

You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on...

An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change...

An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change...

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

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

Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he...

Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he...

The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.

The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.

War is at its best barbarism.

War is at its best barbarism.

Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.

Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.

If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer...

If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer...

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

War is hell.