There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
ULYSSES S. GRANTNations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them.
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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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Let us have peace.
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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 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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I have never advocated war except as a means of 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 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 propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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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 know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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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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