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.
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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About William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was an American businessman, author, and United States Army general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865). As a general he earned recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched-earth policies, which he implemented in his military campaign against the Confederate States.
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by William Tecumseh ShermanMy 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. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.
An Army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every change in the rules which impairs the principle weakens the army.