...I never heard him abuse an enemy. Some of the cruel things said about President Lincoln, particularly in the North, used to pierce him to the heart; but never in my presence did he evince a revengeful disposition.
Ulysses S. GrantI know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution.
Ulysses S. GrantI don't underrate the value of military knowledge, but if men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.
Ulysses S. GrantA hero does for others. He would do anything for people he loves, because he knows it would make their lives better. I am not that kind of person, but I want you to be. You could give something to her, to me, to those children in the quarter. You could give something I never could ... The white people out there are saying you don't have it-that you're a hog, not a man. But I know they are wrong.
Ulysses S. Grant