“I was not bound by the laws of war to give notice of the shelling of Atlanta, a “fortified town, with magazines, arsenals, founderies, and public stores;” you were bound to take notice. See the books.”
Best “It’s legal, actually” comeback in… well, actually, there were a lot of good ones during the Civil War. But that one’s pretty up there.
Me 20 years ago: Sherman went too far. That level of destruction was unnecessary.
Me now: Why accept a surrender when the enemy is still out there?
“I was not bound by the laws of war to give notice of the shelling of Atlanta, a “fortified town, with magazines, arsenals, founderies, and public stores;” you were bound to take notice. See the books.”
Best “It’s legal, actually” comeback in… well, actually, there were a lot of good ones during the Civil War. But that one’s pretty up there.