I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.
William Tecumseh ShermanGrant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.
William Tecumseh ShermanWe can make war so terrible and make them so sick of war that generations pass away before they again appeal to it.
William Tecumseh ShermanMany and many a person in Georgia asked me why we did not go to South Carolina; and, when I answered that we were en route for that State, the invariable reply was, - Well, if you will make those people feel the utmost severities of war, we will pardon you for your desolation of Georgia.
William Tecumseh Sherman