President Fortune general Civil War soldier It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant
The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who have helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. - Ulysses S. Grant
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten then he who continues the attack wins. - Ulysses S. Grant
Peace 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. - Ulysses S. Grant
I would suggest the taxation of all property equally, whether church or corporation, exempting only the last resting place of the dead and possibly, with proper restrictions, church edifices. - Ulysses S. Grant
President Will If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back. - Ulysses S. Grant
Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished. - Ulysses S. Grant
If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back. - Ulysses S. Grant
Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security. - John F. Kennedy
Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together. - Gerald R. Ford
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose. - John F. Kennedy