William Tecumseh Sherman Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it."

by:	William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) General Commander of the United States Army
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Categories:	War, Peace
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-- warren, olathe
That is why it is such serious business. -- E Archer, NYC
honesty does not need many words to explain it's position. -- rod, northwest , wa
A kind and gentle war cannot be won. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
Sherman should know as that S.O.B. inflicted a load of cruelty on the South after the war was lost. -- jim k, Austin, Tx 1
Sounds like Sherman was giving himself carte blanche to do as he pleased... -- J Carlton, Calgary
-- Mike, Norwalk
I was thinking precisely as J Carlton. -- Mark Z, Siskiyou County, CA
Peace is beautiful and it can always be refined. The force of beauty is infinite in it's refinement. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown
Sherman was Satan in a human form. -- Maximus, Texas