"There is nothing more I should do to……" — Ulysses S. Grant
"There is nothing more I should do to it now, and therefore I am not likely to be more ready to go than at this moment."
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89 Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant has 89 quotes on this site.
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It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may expect the most…
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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.
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The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right…
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It does look like a very good exercise. But what is the little white ball for?
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Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.
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Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also.
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The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I resigned from the army and…
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Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet-anchor of your liberties; write its precepts in your hearts, and practice them…
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In 1850, I believe, the church property in the United States, which paid no tax, amounted to $87 million. In…
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There was always news coming back to the quarter about someone who had been killed or sent to prison for…
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I read the story and reread the story, but I still could not find the universality that the little Irishman…
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A hero does for others. He would do anything for people he loves, because he knows it would make their…
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