Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.

Quote by Ulysses S Grant

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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.

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...

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 have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right,...

I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right,...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

In politics I am growing indifferent - I would like it, if I could now...

In politics I am growing indifferent - I would like it, if I could now...

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at...

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at...

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...

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,...

The church lives on the fact that modern research about Jesus is not known amongst...

The church lives on the fact that modern research about Jesus is not known amongst...

The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for...

The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The greatest religious problem today is how to be both a mystic and a militant;...

The greatest religious problem today is how to be both a mystic and a militant;...