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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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

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.

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive...

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive...

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

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 appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving...

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving...

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...

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

It has been my misfortune to be engaged in more battles than any other general...

It has been my misfortune to be engaged in more battles than any other general...

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective...

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective...

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...

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank...

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank...

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party...

The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party...