“You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war.”

— William T. Sherman

1860s, 1864, Letter to the City of Atlanta (September 1864)
Context: You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, and the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop the war, which can only be done by admitting that it began in error and is perpetuated in pride.

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American General, businessman, educator, and author. 1820–1891

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