🇺🇸 On Leadership & Duty
- “The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped me when I was down.”
- “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.”
- “I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.”
- “I know only two tunes: one of them is ‘Yankee Doodle,’ and the other isn’t.”
🧠 On War & Strategy
- “The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is, get at him as soon as you can, strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.”
- “It is the aim of the army to be always on the move, always advancing toward victory.”
- “The war may be over, but the battle for peace and unity must continue.”
💬 On Character & Resolve
- “I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.”
- “I had no idea of winning the battle of Shiloh, but I was determined not to lose it.”
- “There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots, and I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter.”
- “Let us have peace.”
❤️ On Leadership Through Adversity
- “I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.”
- “I will fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.”
- “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”