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Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true.
Ulysses S. Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant
Age: 63 †
Born: 1822
Born: April 27
Died: 1885
Died: July 23
18Th U.S. President
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Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.
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There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.
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It will be all right if it turns out all right.
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