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. GRANTLabor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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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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Let us have peace.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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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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 know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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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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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 have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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