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Let us labor for the security of free thought, free speech, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments, and equal rights and privileges for all men, irrespective of nationality, color, or religion;.... leave the matter of religious teaching to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contribution. Keep church and state forever separate.
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More Quotes by Ulysses S. Grant
God gave us Lincoln and Liberty, let us fight for both.
Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose.
Cheap cigars come in handy; they stifle the odor of cheap politicians.
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.
As soon as slavery fired upon the flag it was felt, we all felt, even those who did not object to slaves, that slavery must be destroyed. We felt that it was a stain to the Union that men should be bought and sold like cattle.
Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.
I know only two tunes: one of them is "Yankee Doodle" and the other isn't.
The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression, if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it, or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.
Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.
