Ulysses S. Grant (April 27,1822- July 23,1885) Commanding General of Union Army during American Civil War and 18th President of the United States
Verified
- "Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school supported entirely by private contribution. Keep church and state forever separate." Speech in Des Moines, Iowa 1875.
- "Let us have peace." Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, 1885.
Attributed
- "The will of the people is the best law."
- "Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor."
- "Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace."
- "My failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent."
- "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving."
- "If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail."
- "I know only 2 tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other one isn't."
