Accumulation Quote by Ulysses S. Grant

“I would like to call your attention to ... an evil that, if allowed to continue, will probably lead to great trouble ... It is the accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed church property.” quote by Ulysses S. Grant — Download Open image

“I would like to call your attention to ... an evil that, if allowed to continue, will probably lead to great trouble ... It is the accumulation of vast amounts of untaxed church property.”

Ulysses S. Grant

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“In the early days of the country, before we had railroads, telegraphs and steamboats—in a word, rapid transit of any sort—the States were each almost a separate nationality. At that time the subject of slavery caused but little or no disturbance to the public mind. But the country grew, rapid transit was established, and trade and commerce between the States…

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“I was afraid, every morning, that I would awake from my sleep to hear that Lee had gone, and that nothing was left but a picket line. He had his railroad by the way of Danville south, and I was afraid that he was running off his men and all stores and ordnance except such as it would be necessary…

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It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

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Age is an accumulation of life and loss. Adulthood is a series of lines crossed.

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The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, selfappointed,…

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I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.

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Karma is often wrongly confused with the notion of a fixed destiny. It is more like an accumulation of tendencies that can lock us into particular behavior patterns, which themselves result in further accumulations of tendencies of a similar nature... But is is not necessary to be a prisoner of old karma.

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Ageing is, simply and clearly, the accumulation of damage in the body. That's all that ageing is.

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For me, personally, there is one really interesting thing. You're all a bit too young for that, but when you get to a certain…

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When the accumulation of wealth is no longer of high social importance, there will be great changes in the code of morals. We shall…

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The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity. They forget, perhaps, that his religion forbade the accumulation of wealth and the enjoyment of luxury... Furthermore, it was the rule of his life to share the fruits of his skill and success with his less fortunate brothers. Thus he kept his spirit free…

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