If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for f…

William Tecumseh Sherman
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If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.
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Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. ✨ William Tecumseh Sherman (1990). Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman, p.898, Library of America
I will not accept if nominated, and will not serve if elected. ✨ Telegram sent to General Henderson in 1884. Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman, 4th edition, 1891.
In our Country... one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
I want peace, and believe it can only be reached through union and war, and I will ever conduct war with a view to perfect an early success. ✨ William Tecumseh Sherman (2017). The Life of Uncle Billy … ▶

If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.

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