It's a disagreeable thing to be whipped.

Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

Topics: William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes

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 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...

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...

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 hell.

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...

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...

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

War is at its best barbarism.

War is at its best barbarism.

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 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...