85 result(s) for Ulysses S. Grant Quotes.
"I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effectual as their stringent execution."
"Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them in your lives."
"The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of the oppression if they are strong enough, either by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable."
"The art of war is simple enough. It demands hard work."
"In peace the sword will be kept as an honor, a relic of chivalry. But the diseased fancy of some politicians will look upon it as a reproach."
"Holding the enemy in front of Petersburg was like holding a wild hog by the hind leg. It was done; but it was a troublesome business."
"To maintain peace in the future it is necessary to be prepared for war."
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"If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other."
"The progress of the United States is to be accepted as a fact, but may not be taken as a model. We are the furthest advanced of any, but follow at a great distance the civil and political institutions of Europe."
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."
"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."
"The best thing we can do if we love our country is to identify with those who hold it high in honor."
"Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate."
"I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer."
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, and then he who continues the attack wins."
"There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice."
"Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided. No personal consideration should stand in the way of performing a public duty."
"Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this book are we indebted for all the progress made in true civilization, and to this we must look as our guide in the future."
"War is not always a cruel thing; it is a science, a contest of skilled intellects, and opposing principles."
"I propose to receive the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on the following terms, to wit..."
"Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true."
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"I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse."
"Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties; write its precepts on your hearts and practice them in your lives."
"The friend of my enemy is my enemy."
"The distance from the battlefield grows the greater man's tendency towards moderation."
"The present difficulty in bringing to justice the members of the Ku Klux Klan is that evidence is only oral."
"Happily for the busy lunatics, a new class of people has sprung up, in a great measure, of the old race of interpreters."
"No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted."
"Holding the enemy in front with heavy forces, I proposed destroying the lines which the enemy had to depend on for supplies."
"The will of the people is the best law."
"We must act in the present to shape the future or others will do it for us."
"No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works."
"I can assure you that I have never written a word or syllable, that can be construed as in any degree unfriendly to the institution of slavery."
"It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training."
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins."
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"I only knew what was in my mind, and I wish my dream could have come true."
"There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter."
"I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't."
"There are many men who would have done better than I did under the circumstances in which I found myself. If I had had to meet a drunkard with a full bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other, he would have demanded the liquor."
"The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of the oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable."
"I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally."
"Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts and practice them in your lives."
"The art of war is simple enough. It is the art of keeping whole armies in the field and the nation and cause for which they are fighting free from ruin."
"Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions."
"The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell."
"I know only two tunes: one of them is Yankee Doodle, and the other one isn't."
"When two great forces oppose each other, the victory will go to the one that knows how to yield."
"If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's, but between patriotism and intelligence on one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other."
"The art of war is simple enough. It is the art of overcoming an enemy by strategy and courage."
"I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution."
"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."
"There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword."
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten; then he who continues the attack wins."
"Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts on your hearts and practice them in your lives."
"The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity."
"The distance from the earth to the sun is mere trifle when compared with the immeasurable chasm between man's conception of the duties and privileges of citizenship and the practice of those duties and the enjoyment of those privileges."
"Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor."
"Let us have peace."
"There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party."
"I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly."
"The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of the oppression, if they are strong enough, either by insurrection or by revolution."
"If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail."
"There is no ‘good’ way—but there might be a least bloody way—to preserve this nation."
"The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United Status will have to be attributed to slavery."
"The art of internal war is largely a mental struggle."
"I have never advocated war except as a means of peace."
"There are no such plants as cankers of the body politic so noxious to the public health."
"Unjustly our good name alone becomes the stake."
"I appreciate the honor, but I have already indicated that I regard myself as unfit for the position."
"I know only two tunes: One of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other one isn't."
"I only knew what was in front of me, and tried to do my duty."
"Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately you occasionally find men who disgrace labor."
"I never wanted to get out of the United States and I never wanted to get out of the army."
"No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works."
"I feel a sad presage that I shall never see you again"
"Wars produce nothing but destruction."
"I believe that our Great Maker is preparing the world, in His own good time, to become one nation, speaking one language, and when armies and navies will be no longer required."
"I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead."
"I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors."
"I appreciate the honor, but I cannot accept it at the expense of my country."
"I am a verb."
"I never liked bookkeeping"
"The great bulk of the legal voters of the South were men who owned no slaves; their interests were always opposed to the institution."
"My failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent."
"I feel sorry for anyone who is in opposition to me because I am going to win!"
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