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

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

Let us have peace.

Let us have peace.

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.

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...

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 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 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,...

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...

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war,...

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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