If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
ULYSSES S. GRANTNo other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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 know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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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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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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 have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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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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