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 vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.

Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

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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...

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...

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

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

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

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...

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.

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.

I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only...

I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only...

I intend to make Georgia howl.

I intend to make Georgia howl.

You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.

You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.

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...

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...

War is hell.

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...

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,...

I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body...

I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body...

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...