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Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
Ulysses S. Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant
Age: 63 †
Born: 1822
Born: April 27
Died: 1885
Died: July 23
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Retreat? NO. I propose to attach at daylight and whip them.
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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.
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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most.
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I will raid the arsenal and start a war to end slavery.
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...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him.
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