"You can violate the law. The banks may……" — Ulysses S. Grant
"You can violate the law. The banks may violate the law and be sustained in doing so. But the President of the United States cannot violate the law."
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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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More Banks Quotes
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Banks are so protected from liability they would have to really do something that was their mistake in order for…
— Frank Abagnale
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Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to…
— Mary Kay Ash
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The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the…
— Lord Acton
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The privilege of ruling would be in the hands of the skilled and the learned, with a wide scope left…
— Mikhail Bakunin
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The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were…
— Vinoba Bhave
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Every Republican's voted for it. Look at what they value and look at their budget and what they're proposing. Romney…
— Joe Biden
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And I think the more money you put in people's hands, the more they will spend. And if they don't…
— Michael Bloomberg
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At the heart of banking is a suicidal strategy. Banks take money from the public or each other on call,…
— James Buchan
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This nation is like a spring freshet; it overruns its banks and destroys all who are in its path.
— Sitting Bull
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Investment banking has, in recent years, resembled a casino, and the massive scale of gambling losses has dragged down traditional…
— Vince Cable
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Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks. If you don't have a job and you are not rich,…
— Herman Cain
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I was Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. As you know, there are twelve banks and they…
— Herman Cain
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