Chinese immigrant: "Americans make a mere practice of loving justice.

— H.W. Brands

Cities force growth and make men talkative and entertaining, but they make them artificial. Ralph Waldo Emerson

— H.W. Brands

Diplomacy was a long game.

— H.W. Brands

Employment was better than idleness for men, because it kept the enemy guessing.

— H.W. Brands

Even when he played, he made a business of it.

— H.W. Brands

Fatigue could be the dealmaker's friend.

— H.W. Brands

Gold, or at least the prospect of it, saved him, then killed him.

— H.W. Brands

Grant made the perfect candidate, a war hero with indistinct views on most political issues.

— H.W. Brands

He did something he rarely did. He decided not to see things from the other guy's point of view.

— H.W. Brands

He forced himself into good spirits.

— H.W. Brands