Quote by William Tecumseh Sherman

My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us.

My aim then was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, t

Summary

The quote reflects the speaker's intention to assert dominance over the rebels by defeating them in battle, breaking their spirit, and instilling fear in them. The speaker is motivated by the desire to completely subdue the rebels and make them deeply apprehensive of any future conflict with their forces. The quote exemplifies a strategy rooted in the belief that fear and intimidation will secure victory and deter rebellion.

Topics

Fear

By William Tecumseh Sherman

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Truth strikes us from behind and in the dark, as well as fro

Truth strikes us from behind and in the dark, as well as from before and in broad daylight.

Henry David Thoreau

Truth

Understand clearly that when a great need appears a great us

Understand clearly that when a great need appears a great use appears also; when there is small need there is small use; it is obvious, then, that full use is made of all things at all times according to the necessity thereof.

Desires

America is the best half-educated country in the world.

America is the best half-educated country in the world.

Nicholas Murray Butler

America

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith mov

I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

Daniel Libeskind

Faith

In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology

In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.

Success

To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless. She's earned

To love a woman for her virtues is meaningless. She's earned it, it's a payment, not a gift. But to love her for her vices is a real gift, unearned and undeserved. To love her for her vices is to defile all virtue for her sake - and that is a real tribute of love, because you sacrifice your conscience, your reason, your integrity and your invaluable self-esteem.

I just want people to know that if they want to change the d

I just want people to know that if they want to change the direction of the country, they can do it, but only if they're active, informed, and engaged.

Change

My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.

My friend is he who will tell me my faults in private.

Friends

I say that to my colleagues, by the way, in the internal Cab

I say that to my colleagues, by the way, in the internal Cabinet meetings, I say, 'Look, I want to be very clear about what I want.' I just - I don't want a peace process, I want a peace result.

Benjamin Netanyahu

Peace

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long f

In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally.

W. Somerset Maugham

Women

Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crow

Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crowd will be a surreal and mighty experience.

Car

What the hell is ? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes fi

What the hell is ? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes five minutes, instant pudding an hour. I doubt that an instant of blinding pain particularly instantaneous.

Truth Thoughts