William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes

I make up my opinions from facts and reasoning, and not to suit any body but myself. If people don't like my opinions, it makes little difference as I don't solicit their opinions or votes.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Makes, Body, Opinions

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. War is hell.
William Tecumseh Sherman

War, Tired, Sick

If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Before, Hell, Choice

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

War, Easy, Result

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

Between, House, Choose

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Battle, Understand, Military

I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Truth, Hate, Facts

Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Courage, Perfect, Danger

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

Men, War, Fight

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

Politics, Run, Serve

War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.
William Tecumseh Sherman

War, Trying, Cruelty

There will soon come an armed contest between capital and labor. They will oppose each other, not with words and arguments, but with shot and shell, gun-powder and cannon. The better classes are tired of the insane howling of the lower strata and they mean to stop them.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Tired, Mean, Words

War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.
William Tecumseh Sherman

War, Give, Chosen

Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Crazy, Drunk, Him

My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Fear, Wisdom, Humble

War is hell.
William Tecumseh Sherman

There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.
William Tecumseh Sherman

War, Today, Hell

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.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Peace, May, Last

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

Christmas, Gift, Present

This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.
William Tecumseh Sherman

War, Hard, Rich

I intend to make Georgia howl.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Georgia, Howl, Intend

A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Worth, Thousand, Artillery

An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Change, Men, Rules

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
William Tecumseh Sherman

Peace, War, Today

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
William Tecumseh Sherman

War, Show, Possible

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: February 8, 1820

Died: February 14, 1891

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