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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....

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

There's many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory but it is all hell.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

War is too serious a matter to leave to soldiers.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

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

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

War is at its best barbarism.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

He belonged to that army known as invincible in peace, invisible in war.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.

Quotes by William Tecumseh Sherman

There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'.

Quotes by William Slim

Causes of Civil War are also, that the Wealth of the Nation is in too few mens hands, and that no certain means are provided to keep all men from a necessity either to beg, or steal, or be Souldiers.

Quotes by William Petty

Once we destroyed the Saddam regime, we knew there was going to be a civil war.

Quotes by William Odom

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this page reference literature about war?
Yes. One quote reflects on reading novels that portrayed a world with a strong social fabric, noting: "People knew each other in 'War and Peace.'" It's a literary angle on the topic, rather than a historical or personal one. For more big-idea quotes, see Great quotes.
Is there a quote about the 1962 India-China border war?
Yes. One quote states plainly: "China invaded India, and there was a war between India and China in some of the disputed terrain in 1962, and India got hurt by that." It's a direct historical reference within the quote itself. Browse History quotes for more quotes rooted in real events.
Does this collection touch on the aftermath of World War I?
Yes. One quote describes how the end of the First World War had thrown Germany's youth into great turmoil, noting that the reins of power had fallen from the hands of a deeply disillusioned older generation. It's a sober historical observation.
Is there a quote that uses a chess metaphor to describe the war?
Yes - one quote compares the situation for Germany to an end game in chess in which she possessed one castle less than her adversary, adding that the loss of the war was as certain as the loss of an end game under those conditions. It's a vivid, strategic way of describing an outcome that felt inevitable. For more thought-provoking metaphors, see Life quotes.
What kinds of war-related quotes does this page bring together?
A mix of literary reflection, direct historical fact, and vivid metaphor - from a mention of 'War and Peace,' to the 1962 India-China border war, to World War I's aftermath in Germany, to a chess-based description of a war's inevitable loss. For more first-person reflections, see Me quotes.

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