Ulysses S. Grant said this quote

I only knew what was in my mind, and I wished to express it clearly

~ Ulysses S. Grant

The framers of our Constitution firmly believed that a republican government could not endure without intelligence and education generally diffused among the people. The Father of his Country, in his Farewell Address, uses this language: Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.

~ Ulysses S. Grant

There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.

~ Ulysses S. Grant

It is preposterous to suppose that the people of one generation can lay down the best and only rules of government for all who are to come after them, and under unforeseen contingencies.

~ Ulysses S. Grant