My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
ULYSSES S. GRANTIn every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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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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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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Let us have peace.
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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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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 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 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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