The true test of a man is not in how he rises after victory,... - William Tecumseh Sherman

"The true test of a man is not in how he rises after victory, but after defeat."

William Tecumseh Sherman Strength

Military General American 1820–1891

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"War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it."

"I am tired and sick of war."

"You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will."

"There is many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but boys, it is all hell."

"Strength comes from within."

"A woman should be proud of who she is."

"A strong woman can overcome anything."

"The only thing I'm good at is killing."