No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
ULYSSES S. GRANTI pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
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I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.
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Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.
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I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
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I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.
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The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.
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I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet.
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