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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)
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.
No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.
The war was expensive to the South as well as to the North, both in blood and treasure, but it was worth all it cost.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)
For the present, and so long as there are living witnesses of the great war of sections, there will be people who will not be consoled for the loss of a cause which they believed to be holy. As time passes, people, even of the South, will begin to wonder how it was possible that their ancestors ever fought for or justified institutions which acknowledged the right of property in man.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)
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 on.
With a soldier the flag is paramount.
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.
War has made us a nation of great power and intelligence. We have but little to do to preserve peace, happiness and prosperity at home, and the respect of other nations. Our experience ought to teach us the necessity of the first; our power secures the latter.
Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)