William Tecumseh Sherman

"I believe the act of thinking is the very foundation of all human dignity."

"The honest truth is the best policy in the long run."

"It matters not whether you are Republican or Democrat if your heart is true to the Union."

"The hand that follows intellect can achieve."

"Sentiment has no place in war."

"I am a soldier, and I will do my duty."

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time."

"I have always thought that if we ever had a civil war it would be the most terrible war the world ever saw."

"The man who first poured the waters of the Pacific shall be made immortal."

"All that American citizens care for is to have a quiet life and make a living."

"I believe that the union of the States is the foundation of all our happiness."

"Those endowed with genius are the first to see the truth."

"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education."

"I long for peace, but I shall not lay down my arms until the Union is secure."

"A man cannot be a loafer on the battleground."

"To us is the glory of ending this war."

"Military duty is the highest glory of a citizen."

"The one who makes no mistakes never tries anything new."

"I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races."

"True courage is cool and calm."

"The amount of money is immaterial if a work is important."

"Order and discipline are the foundation of all progress."

"I am not going to say anything about any religion."

"Providence will decide the fate of our cause."

"Grant us the wisdom to understand the mysteries of human nature."

"Every soldier has a responsibility to his nation."

"The future does not contain all us dreamed."

"Statistics are to be read with great caution."

"I have always advocated the freedom of the press."

"I am of the opinion that our time in this world is an opportunity."