Ulysses S. Grant Quotes About Desire

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  • Generally the officers of the army were indifferent whether the annexation [of Texas] was consummated or not; but not so all of them. For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation. It was an instance of a republic following the bad example of European monarchies, in not considering justice in their desire to acquire additional territory.

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    Ulysses S. Grant (2013). “The Personal Memoirs of General U. S.”, p.20, Simon and Schuster
  • I desire the good-will of all, whether hitherto my friends or not.

  • I leave comparisons to history, claiming only that I have acted in every instance from a conscientious desire to do what was right, constitutional, within the law, and for the very best interests of the whole people. Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent.

    Eighth State of the Union Address, en.wikisource.org. December 05, 1876.
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Ulysses S. Grant

  • Born: April 27, 1822
  • Died: July 23, 1885
  • Occupation: 18th U.S. President