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The cause of the great War of the Rebellion against the United Status will have to be attributed to slavery.
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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I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a clerk who understood it better than I did.
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Labor disgraces no man unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral
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