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God gave us Lincoln and Liberty, let us fight for both.
Ulysses S. Grant
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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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I never was an Abolitionest, not even what could be called anti slavery, but I try to judge farely and honestly and it become patent to my mind early in the rebellion that the North and South could never live at peace with each other except as one nation, and that without Slavery.
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Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.
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Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them.
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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 in your lives.
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There are many men who would have done better than I did under the circumstances in which I found myself. If I had never held command, if I had fallen, there were 10,000 behind who would have followed the contest to the end and never surrendered the Union.
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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.
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I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse.
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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
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Wherever the enemy goes let our troops go also.
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No theory of my own will ever stand in the way of my executing, in good faith, any order I may receive from those in authority over me.
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The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United Status will have to be attributed to slavery.
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