Ulysses S. Grant

President

1822-04-27 – 1885-07-23

Ulysses S. Grant was an American general who led Union armies to victory in the Civil War and later became the 18th president of the United States. His military leadership and presidency made him a central figure in nineteenth-century U.S. history.

Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant

There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.
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The distant rear of an army engaged in battle is not the best place from which to judge correctly what is going on in front.
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i have never advocated war except as a mean of peace
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who have helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
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The framers of our Constitution firmly believed that a republican government could not endure without intelligence and education generally diffused among the people. The Father of his Country, in his Farewell Address, uses this language: Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
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I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly
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I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly
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The distant rear of an army engaged in battle is not the best place from which to judge correctly what is going on in front.
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i have never advocated war except as a mean of peace
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who have helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.
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There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.
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The framers of our Constitution firmly believed that a republican government could not endure without intelligence and education generally diffused among the people. The Father of his Country, in his Farewell Address, uses this language: Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.
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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.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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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.
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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.
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Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation.
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I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices.
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I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't.
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Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.
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