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 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...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he...

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he...

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...

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices

He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

I see the first lady as another means to keep a president from becoming isolated.

Using the Oval office to cheat on your wife makes you a bad husband and...

Using the Oval office to cheat on your wife makes you a bad husband and...