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I have no prejudice against sect or race, but want each individual to be judged by his own merit.
Letter to Isaac N. Morris (1868)
Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)
The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United States will have to be attributed to slavery.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)
I don't underrate the value of military knowledge, but if men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
A History of Militarism: Romance and Realities of a Profession (1937)
I never wanted to get out of a place as much as I did to get out of the presidency.
Around the World with General Grant (1879)
I don't know why black skin may not cover a true heart as well as a white one.
I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer.
I hope the good feeling inaugurated may continue to the end.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)
Though I have been trained as a soldier, and participated in many battles, there never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
Oh, I am heartily tired of hearing about what Lee is going to do.
The negro troops are easier to preserve discipline among than our white troops, and I doubt not will prove equally good for garrison duty. All that have been tried have fought bravely.
The present difficulty, in bringing all parts of the United States to a happy unity and love of country grows out of the prejudice to color. The prejudice is a senseless one, but it exists.
The Southern rebellion was largely the outgrowth of the Mexican war. Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. We got our punishment in the most sanguinary and expensive war of modern times.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)
The right of revolution is an inherent one.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)
Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately you occasionally find men disgrace labor.
Keep the church and the state forever separate.
Speech to the Society of the Army of Tennessee (1875)
Let no guilty man escape, if it can be avoided. No personal considerations should stand in the way of performing a public duty.
God gave us Lincoln and Liberty, let us fight for both.
That is, by arming the negro we have added a powerful ally. They will make good soldiers and taking them from the enemy weaken him in the same proportion they strengthen us.
Letter to Abraham Lincoln (1863)
No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.