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.
ULYSSES S. GRANTIf you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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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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I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don’t see how I can ever trust any human being again.
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Let us have peace.
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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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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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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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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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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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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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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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Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.
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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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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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