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.
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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Let us have peace.
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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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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 only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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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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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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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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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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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 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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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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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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