25 ordspråk av William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman föddes den
8 Februar 1820 och dog den 14 Februar
1891 - and a major architect of modern warfare.
Mer info via Google eller Bing. 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.
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Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
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Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster
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Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
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He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war
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Hold the fort! I am coming!
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I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.
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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. If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast.
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I intend to make Georgia howl."
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I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
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If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you
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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.
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If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.
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If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking
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In our Country . . . one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
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