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.
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 propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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Let us have peace.
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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 have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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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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I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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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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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.
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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 friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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