In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
ULYSSES S. GRANTIt was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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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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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 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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Let us have peace.
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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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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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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 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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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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