Ullysses S. Grant

Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished.

I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.

I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.

I know only two tunes: one of them is "Yankee Doodle," and the other isn't.

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

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

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

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.

Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.

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.

The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.