No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
ULYSSES S. GRANTEveryone 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.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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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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 know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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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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I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.
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Let us have peace.
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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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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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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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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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