I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
ULYSSES S. GRANTEveryone 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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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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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
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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 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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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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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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Let us have peace.
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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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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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