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So did Sherman say "War is cruelty and you cannot reform it" or "War is cruelty and you cannot refine it." Or did he say both?
Believe I finally ran across the answer to that one in my late-night reading tonight:
“You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace.”
and
“War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.”
These can be sourced at a number of places, including: http://thinkexist.com/quotation/war_is_cruelty-there-s_no_use_trying_to_reform_it/150093.html
Last edited on Thu Jun 7th, 2007 06:07 am by JoanieReb