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No theory of my own will ever stand in the way of my executing, in good faith, any order I may receive from those in authority over me.

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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