Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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 know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
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Let us have peace.
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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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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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 nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors.
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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 know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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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 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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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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