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

Quote by Ulysses S Grant

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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,...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

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,...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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 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 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,...

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...

Fortune favors the audacious

Fortune favors the audacious

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune...

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...