I know only two tunes: one of them is "Y... by Ulysses S. Grant | We Heart Quotes

President Civil War general Union Army soldier

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

- Ulysses S. Grant

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Trust

The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who 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

Cheap cigars come in handy; They stifle the odor of cheap politicians.

- Ulysses S. Grant

God gave us Lincoln and Liberty. Let us fight for both.

- Ulysses S. Grant

Fortune

It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

- Ulysses S. Grant

There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.

- Ulysses S. Grant

Let us have peace.

- Ulysses S. Grant

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If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back.

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Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.

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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