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"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a sh..." — William Tecumseh Sherman

I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman Soldier • American
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