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. Fear is the beginning of wisdom. - Quotes, Quotations & Sayings by William Tecumseh Sherman

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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. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.

topics: Fear, War , Wisdom keywords: dread, fear, rebels, whip , wisdom

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William Tecumseh Sherman

Date of birth: 1820-02-08

Date of death: 1891-02-14

Quotes number: 39

Profession: Soldier

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