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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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Ulysses S. Grant
Age: 63 †
Born: 1822
Born: April 27
Died: 1885
Died: July 23
18Th U.S. President
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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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Declare church and state forever separate and distinct but each free within their proper spheres.
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I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a clerk who understood it better than I did.
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Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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I suppose this work is part of the devil that is in us all.
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I don't underrate the value of military knowledge, but if men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
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The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I resigned from the army and went to a farm I was happy. When the rebellion came, I returned to the service because it was a duty. I had no thought of rank all I did was try and make.
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The long-continued and useful public service and eminent purity of character of the deceased ex-President will be remembered.
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In 1850, I believe, the church property in the United States, which paid no tax, amounted to $87 million. In 1900, without a check, it is safe to say, this property will reach a sum exceeding $3 billion. I would suggest the taxation of all property equally.
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Really, Mr. Lincoln, I have had enough of this show business.
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Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.
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