If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am …

William Tecumseh Sherman
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If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.
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If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.

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