You may as well say, 'That's a valiant flea that dare eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion. William Tecumseh Sherman More Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman More Quotes From William Tecumseh Sherman I see every chance of a long, confused and disorganizing civil war, and I feel no desire to take a hand therein. William Tecumseh Sherman confused war hands The war now is away back in the past, and you can tell what books cannot. When you talk, you come down to the practical realities just as they happened. You all know this is not soldiering here. There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell. You can bear this warning voice to generations yet to come. I look upon war with horror, but if it has to come, I am there. William Tecumseh Sherman can-not hell war At first you will make headway, but as your limited resources begin to fail, shut out from the markets of Europe as you will be, your cause will begin to wane. If your people will but stop and think, they must see that in the end you will surely fail. William Tecumseh Sherman europe people thinking Though I never ordered it, and never wished for it, I have never shed any tears over the event, because I believe that it hastened what we all fought for, the end of the war. William Tecumseh Sherman war believe history I intend to make Georgia howl. William Tecumseh Sherman georgia howl You people of the South don't know what you are doing. This country will be drenched in blood, and God only knows how it will end. It is all folly, madness, a crime against civilization! You people speak so lightly of war; you don't know what you're talking about. William Tecumseh Sherman madness war civilization I want peace, and believe it can only be reached through union and war, and I will ever conduct war with a view to perfect an early success. William Tecumseh Sherman views war believe War is at best barbarism. William Tecumseh Sherman barbarism war You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. William Tecumseh Sherman malediction term war Some of you young men think that war is all glamour and glory, but let me tell you, boys, it is all hell! William Tecumseh Sherman military boys war I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace. William Tecumseh Sherman sacrifice war peace Wars are not all evil, they are part of the grand machinery by which this world is governed. William Tecumseh Sherman evil war world War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers. William Tecumseh Sherman soldier matter war I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want. William Tecumseh Sherman rivalry military want You people speak so lightly of war; you don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing! William Tecumseh Sherman talking war people War's Legitimate Object Is More Perfect Peace. William Tecumseh Sherman objects perfect war If nominated, I won't run; If elected, I won't serve. William Tecumseh Sherman ifs running If drafted, I will not run; if nominated, I will not accept; if elected, I will not serve. William Tecumseh Sherman Vox populi, vox humbug. William Tecumseh Sherman War is cruel and you cannot refine it. William Tecumseh Sherman
