Ulysses S. Grant

"The southern states have a right to secession, but not to secession without war."

"If I am elected, I will have nothing to do with the Radical Republicans."

"Success is the fruit of preparation and hard work."

"I prefer a comfortable life and honest company to wealth and pretense."

"The best generals are those who care for their soldiers as fathers care for sons."

"I do not despair of the future; I believe humanity will continue to progress."

"The war made me understand the folly of ambition."

"I have always believed that the union of these states was sacred and inviolable."

"To read the history of our nation is to understand the folly of war."

"I would feel constrained to relieve him or her from the discharge of the duties of his or her office."

"Perseverance is the paramount quality for success in any endeavor."

"I have found that the man who has the most friends is he who is the most interested in other people."

"The world has never yet seen a truly great and virtuous nation because in the degradation of woman the fountains of life are poisoned at their source."

"I believe it is the duty of every patriot to protect the freedom of his country."

"Let us have peace in our time."

"The art of being happy lies in the power of finding appreciation in the little things."

"I believe that a man owes his first duty to his family, and his second to his country."

"Knowledge without practice is useless."

"I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"The strength of a nation is not measured by its armies, but by the character of its people."

"I am afraid I am a progressive."

"The quiet strength of a man is shown in his ability to remain calm in the face of adversity."

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

"In times of difficulty, the measure of a man is not what he says, but what he does."

"I have made up my mind that if something is not worth doing well, it is not worth doing at all."

"The soldier who fears nothing and loves greatly is invincible."

"Life is not a struggle for survival, but a struggle for the improvement of the human condition."

"A man of sense only trifles with matters of no consequence."

"The problem with many people is that they give up just when they are about to achieve success."

"I believe that the destiny of our nation is to be a beacon of hope to the world."