West point Quote by Ron Chernow

Grant was something rare in that or any war. He could learn from experience.

— Shelby Foote

He was a graduate of West Point, which is military academy that turns young men into homicidal maniacs for use in war.

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Here, dear reader, you must summon patient compassion. Try to imagine the hardships of a military officer triply burdened by close relationships with political…

— Chris Bray

“The President said: “General Grant, the nation’s appreciation of what you have done, and its reliance upon you for what remains to be done…

— Ulysses S. Grant

“The West Point Story,”

— Rick Atkinson

“Around this time he performed a ceremony that he had contemplated for some time. He asked Fred to compose a letter requesting a future…

— Ron Chernow

“In a few minutes, Lee and Grant reached across to each other from their horses and shook hands. When they met again, Grant would…

— Charles Bracelen Flood

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's…

— Mike Pompeo

My experience at West Point and my service as an army officer have molded the way I look at the world.

— John Bel Edwards

“In April 1967, Johnson had dispatched General Creighton Abrams to Vietnam as Westy’s deputy. Abrams, a famous tank commander in World War II, had…

— Mark Bowden

“At forty-six, Grant was still trim and fit, the youngest man elected president until then. Having weathered the crucible of war, he was a…

— Ron Chernow

“But as those who lived through the Civil War died off, Grant’s reputation faltered. ... A generation that remembered war as mustard gas and…

— Brady Carlson