I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
ULYSSES S. GRANTNo other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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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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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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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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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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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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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 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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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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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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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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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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