Sherman in Context: "I Will Not Accept If Nominated, and Will Not Serve If Elected."
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- General William Tecumseh Sherman's oft-quoted refusal to be considered a candidate for President of the United States speaks to his determination not to become a political figure. He made this statement in 1884 in response to overtures made by the Republican Party to put him on the ticket. James G. Blaine ultimately received the nomination-and lost to Democrat Grover Cleveland in the general election. Behind Sherman's statement is a letter that explains why he would not run. It's a worthy read.
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How wise was Sherman back then. He knew his limitations. He also knew that by becoming a politician, how his life and those of his family would change. Wish some of our mediocre politicians of today had such wisdom.
Thank you once again for your presentations. What a splendid example of communication of one's intentions and the reasons behind same.
My opinion of Sherman just went up a few more notches.
Nice work as usual. Thanx from Australia
Thank you for adding to my already high regard and great admiration for William T. Sherman. How brilliant of him to recognize (and teach us) that our United States, in times of peace, does not need a "Strong Man" leader, talented primarily in the ways of opposition and conflict, but a dignified leader, skilled in the arts of accommodation and government.
Yes...Yes...Yes We don't need a King.
Greatly enjoyed this video. Thank you!
I agree with him. Had he not done enough? He deserved to live out the rest of his life in peace. He was a great and honorable man.
He certainly was. Absolutely.
Interesting that he followed the career of former generals who became president and thought they struggled to make the transition
Everyone speaks of Grant's memoirs. But Sherman's memoirs, IMO, is an equal.
Superior in my view.
He’d had it. He was done. Good for him.
Well said...
My respect and admiration of Sherman continues to grow! But what a President he would have been!
Great video! It's interesting that LBJ used pretty much the same wording when he decided not to run for re-election in 1968. I wonder if he had been reading some bio about Sherman or had this phrase been in use by other politicans? Best,
Quite a guy!
Grant's reputation being ruined by that thankless office opened his eyes to the uselessness of being a cog in a machine he barely understood. I would also add when he gave joseph e johnson terms of surrender the washington swamp tried to ruin him , I don't think he ever forgot that lesson.
You have admire a man who could obtained the power of the presidency but passed on it for the eloquent reasons that he stated. Compare that to any of the politicians of today and yes even of his time.
Strange but this picture of Sherman looks to be an ancestor of Willie Nelson!! (Sorry off topic.)
Willie Nelson obviously loves Texas (all his X'es are from there, you know) and would never say a cross word about the place. General Sherman was the Military Governor of Texas and came to observe: "If I owned both Hell and Texas, I'd rent out Texas and live in Hell." Of course, that was said before there was artificial air conditioning.
Kind of a jab to Grant's presidency. lol
He must have seen how Grant was manipulated by scheming and greedy men and being "a damned sight smarter man than Grant," he was smart enough to know his personality was not at all, not at all suited for politics. Besides that, I believe that General Sherman was a Roman Catholic and in those days, he would have been subjected to brutal religious abuse and propaganda by every "good Christian" if that were true. I well remember the nasty bad-mouthing John Kennedy's got because of his religion from all those (disgusting) "good Christians."
We've had worse. *cough B den *cough *