If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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 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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Let us have peace.
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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 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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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 men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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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 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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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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 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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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 propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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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