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.
ULYSSES S. GRANTIn every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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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 propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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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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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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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 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 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 have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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 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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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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