I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within the law, and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent.

Quote by Ulysses S Grant

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Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school,...

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go...

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go...

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go...

My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.

My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found...

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found...

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those...

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after...

I know only two tunes: one of them is Yankee Doodle, and the other isn't.

I know only two tunes: one of them is Yankee Doodle, and the other isn't.

No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your...

No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your...

If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be...

If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be...

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I...

The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I...

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for...

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for...

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be...

Pride is still aiming at the best houses: Men would be angels, angels would be...

Pride comes before a fall

Pride comes before a fall

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth

Women love the lie that saves their pride, but never an unflattering truth