I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
ULYSSES S. GRANTI 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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If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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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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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 propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.
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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 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 friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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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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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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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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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 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 know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle’, and the other isn’t.
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