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.…

Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

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There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each...

There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each...

War is hell.

I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print...

I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print...

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

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...

There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it...

There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I...

I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I...

If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.

If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.

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...

If nominated, I will not accept; if drafted, I will not run; if elected, I...

If nominated, I will not accept; if drafted, I will not run; if elected, I...

Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are...

Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are...

I say my hell is the closet I'm stuck inside

I say my hell is the closet I'm stuck inside

Religion is a hell in this world ....

Religion is a hell in this world ....

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one...

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, only as one...