William Tecumseh Sherman quotes

William Tecumseh Sherman was an American Civil War general, renowned for his "March to the Sea" campaign. His military strategies emphasized total war and aimed to undermine the Confederacy's ability to fight. He became one of the most controversial and influential military leaders in American history. Here are 80 of his quotes:

War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over. (William Tecumseh Sherman)
I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
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. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
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. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
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. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
I began to regard the death and mangling of a couple thousand men as a small affair, a kind of morning dashand it may be well that we become so hardened. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
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 is the remedy our enemies have chosen, and I say give them all they want. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
A battery of field artillery is worth a thousand muskets. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
The voice of the people is the voice of humbug. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
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. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
Hold the fort! I am coming! View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected. (William Tecumseh Sherman)
An army to be useful must be a unit, and out of this has grown the saying, attributed to Napoleon, but doubtless spoken before the days of Alexander, that an army with an inefficient commander was better than one with two able heads. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
War is hell! View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
Some of you young men think that war is all glamour and glory, but let me tell you, boys, it is all Hell! View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman
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. View quote
William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman - Image
Occupation: American Soldier
Born: February 8, 1820
Died: February 14, 1891
Quotes count: 80
Wikipedia: William Tecumseh Sherman

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