Quote 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.

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no sym

Summary

This quote reflects a perspective of someone willing to go to extreme measures and demonstrate relentless aggression in relation to war. It reveals a mindset that advocates for intensifying the conflict to the point where the opposing side, in this case, the South, is ultimately compelled to plead for leniency or surrender. The quote suggests a desire to pursue victory without showing any sign of weariness or compromise until the enemy is completely defeated.

Topics

War

By William Tecumseh Sherman

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The reading public isn't born that doesn't think foreigners

The reading public isn't born that doesn't think foreigners are either funny or faintly sinister.

Christopher Hitchens

Funny Reading Thepublic

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight a

In my mind's eye, I visualize how a particular . . . sight and feeling will appear on a print. If it excites me, there is a good chance it will make a good photograph. It is an intuitive sense, an ability that comes from a lot of practice.

Photography

As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hote

As an actor, I travel around a lot and live in a lot of hotels, and many times I've been in a town where the only entertainment to be had is what you find in the hotel bar or lobby.

Travel

...remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable t

...remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.

Abigail Adams, letter to John Ad

Women

The whole order of nature evinces a progressive march toward

The whole order of nature evinces a progressive march towards a higher life.

H. P. Blavatsky

Nature

Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of yo

Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice.

Action(s)

As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all the

As they say on my own Cape Cod, a rising tide lifts all the boats. And a partnership, by definition, serves both partners, without domination or unfair advantage. Together we have been partners in adversitylet us also be partners in prosperity.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wed

I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them.

Wedding

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but i

Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away.

Time

I came back from university thinking I knew all about politi

I came back from university thinking I knew all about politics and racism, not knowing my dad had been one of the youngest-serving Labour councillors in the town and had refused to work in South Africa years ago because of the situation there. And he's never mentioned it - you just find out. That's a real man to me. A sleeping lion.

Dad

The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.

The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.

Benjamin Franklin

The Earth is the cradle of the mind -- but one cannot eterna

The Earth is the cradle of the mind -- but one cannot eternally live in a cradle.

Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky

World