Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

Quote by Ulysses S Grant

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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...

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...

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...

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.

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 never advocated war except as a means of peace.

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer...

We cannot expect that all nations will adopt like systems, for conformity is the jailer...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

People, when they first come to America, whether as travelers or settlers, become aware of...

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...

[America is] a rebellious nation. Our whole history is treason; our blood was attained before...