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" Declare Church and State forever separate and distinct, but each free within their proper spheres, and that all church property shall bear its own proportion of taxation. "
Forever
Within
Own
" Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished. "
Go
Back
Always
" 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. "
Influence
Future
Bible
" I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally. "
Proud
Appreciate
Me
" If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail. "
Men
War
Will
" If you see the President, tell him from me that whatever happens there will be no turning back. "
Me
Him
See
" I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again. "
Long
Life
Man
" I have never advocated war except as a means of peace. "
Means
Except
Peace
" I have nothing to do with opinions. I deal only with armed rebellion and its aiders and abettors. "
Rebellion
Deal
Nothing
" I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution. "
Effective
Execution
Know
" I know only two tunes: one of them is 'Yankee Doodle', and the other isn't. "
Other
Two
Yankee
" In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins. "
Battle
Attack
Sides
" I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer. "
Fight
Propose
Summer
" I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existence. I am thankful, however that, though such people make a great noise, the masses are not like them. "
Patriotism
Myself
Love
" It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. "
Training
Office
Without
" 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. "
Last
Dead
Church
" Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. "
Find
Labor
Man
" Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate. "
Family
School
Religion
" Let us have peace. "
Peace
Us
Let Us
" My failures have been errors in judgment, not of intent. "
Judgment
Intent
Failures
" Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. "
Like
Punished
Nations
" No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works. "
Your
Move
Other
" 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. "
Simple
Moving On
Moving
" 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. "
Trust
Adversity
Friendship
" There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword. "
Way
Some
Opinion
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