It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
ULYSSES S. GRANTI know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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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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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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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Let us have peace.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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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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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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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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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