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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Ulysses S. Grant

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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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Fail Make Men Obedience Rule Slavish War
I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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All Fight Line Out Propose Summer Take
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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Church Declare Each Forever Proper Properly Proportion Sphere Taxation
I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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Know One Only Other Tune Two
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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Atack Country Heard Home Hostile Love Mortification Patriotism People Profession Right Suffer Whistle
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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Appreciate Fact Attention Country Intend More Our Personally Proud Receive
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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Call Chief Executive Fortune Misfortune Office Political Training
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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Church Corporation Dead Equality Exempting Last Property Rest Suggest Taxation
I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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Bad Effective Execution Know Method Obnoxious Repeal Secure String
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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Draw Found Opinion Prevent Some Sword Time Way
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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Everyone Has Superstitious
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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Attack Battle Beaten Both Come Consider Continue Every Side Themselves Time Win
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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Attar Church Contribution Entirely Family Leave Matter Private Religion School Support
Let us have peace.
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Have Let Peace Us
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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Bible Book Future Guide Holy Indebted Influencer Look Made Must Progress True
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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Art Enemy Enough Find Get Out Simple Soon War Your
If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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Back Happen Him President Tell Turn
Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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Disgrace Labor Man Men Occasion Unfortunately
Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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Individual Nation Punish Transgression
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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Better Dark Enjoy Gloom Help Hour Prosperity Sunshine Those Trust
I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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Advocate Ar Mean Except Peace
No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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Immediate Move No Other Propose Surrender Term Unconditional Work
My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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Error Failure Have Been Intent Judgement
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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Dependent Existence Like Mass Nation Noice People Pity Such Them
The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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Adversity Always Cherish Friend Most Shell
I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.
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Arm Deal Nothing Opinion Rebellion
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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Again Being Human Life Made People Trust

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