I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
ULYSSES S. GRANTHold 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.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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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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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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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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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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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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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 know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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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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I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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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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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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