I have no prejudice against sect or race, but want each individual to be judged by his own merit.
The present difficulty, in bringing all parts of the United States to a happy unity and love of country grows out of the prejudice to color. The prejudice is a senseless one, but it exists.
Искусство войны достаточно просто. Узнайте, где ваш противник. Как можно быстрее подступите к нему. Нанесите как можно более сильный удар и не стойте на месте.
I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse.
Если не можешь победить честно, просто победи!
В каждом сражении наступает момент, когда обе стороны считают себя потерпевшими поражение. И тогда тот, кто продолжает атаковать, побеждает.
Позвольте нам жить в мире.
There had to be an end of slavery. Then we were fighting an enemy with whom we could not make a peace. We had to destroy him. No convention, no treaty was possible. Only destruction.