William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes

War is hell.
William Tecumseh Sherman

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

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

War is at its best barbarism.
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.
William Tecumseh Sherman

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

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

William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
		War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers. William Tecumseh Sherman Vote on this Quote: Bad <---> Good
		Author Details: Type: Soldier Quotes Date of Birth: February 8, 1820 Date of Death: February 14, 1891 Amazon: William Tecumseh Sherman on Amazon	Related Authors: George S. Patton Marcus Aurelius R. Lee Ermey Douglas MacArthur Robert Baden-Powell Robert E. Lee Curtis Lemay George Armstrong Custer Erwin Rommel
		Select William Tecumseh Sherman Quotations: War is hell. William Tecumseh Sherman If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve. William Tecumseh Sherman In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out. William Tecumseh Sherman War is at its best barbarism. 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. William Tecumseh Sherman 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 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
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