There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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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 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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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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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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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 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 know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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Let us have peace.
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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 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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