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. GRANTMy failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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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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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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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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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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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
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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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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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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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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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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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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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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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