I would suggest the taxation of all prop... by Ulysses S. Grant

President Civil War general soldier Union Army

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

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I know only two tunes: one of them is "Yankee Doodle," and the other isn't.

- Ulysses S. Grant

Let us have peace.

- Ulysses S. Grant

Civilization

Hold fast to the Bible. To the influence of this Book we are indebted for all the progress made in true civilization and to this we must look as our guide in the future.

- Ulysses S. Grant

To maintain peace in the future it is necessary to be prepared for war.

- Ulysses S. Grant

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

- Ulysses S. Grant

Time

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

- Ulysses S. Grant

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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.

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