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.
ULYSSES S. GRANTI know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
More Ulysses S. Grant Quotes
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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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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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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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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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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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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Let us have 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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