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

Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

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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...

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...

War is hell.

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...

But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any...

But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any...

I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.

I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.

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...

There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but,...

There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but,...

Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to...

Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to...

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...

The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.

The voice of the people is the voice of humbug.

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will...

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will...

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.

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

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...

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...

If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules...

If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules...

This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but...

This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but...