Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
ULYSSES S. GRANTI know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.
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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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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 have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.
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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 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 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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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 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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I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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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 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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