"As soon as slavery fired upon the flag it was felt, we all felt, even those who did not object to slaves, that slavery must be destroyed. We felt that it was a stain to the Union that men should be bought and sold like cattle."

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Source : Said to Otto von Bismarck in June 1878. " Around the World with General Grant". Book by John Russell Young. Volume 7, p. 416, www.granthomepage.com. 1879.

Ulysses S. Grant

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“If there are quarrels between the parents or if their marriage is unhappy, the ground will be prepared in their children for the severest predisposition to a disturbance of sexual development or to neurotic illness.”
“It's easier and sociabler to talk technique than it is to make art.”
“The picture. A great plain, comprising the entire Jerusalem district, where is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the forces of good, Christ our Lord: another plain near Babylon, where Lucifer is, at the head of the enemy.”
“Everybody, at some point in their life, has fallen down and not felt like getting back up, but you have to, no matter how difficult it is.”

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“It seemed like the right time. You reach a point when you say to yourself, â€˜Do I want to keep doing this?â€™ There are other things on my plate I want to do â€” Iâ€™ve been writing a play, Iâ€™ve been neglecting my standup.”
“You are perfect for a female." "Not where I come from." "Then they're using the wrong standard.”
“When you go to Africa and you see people who are just like you and me - this is always my starting point. These are people who are just like you and me. The same synapses, same things are firing off in their heads, same dreams for their children, same hopes and aspirations that we all have. What can one do to reduce the possibility that their chances of a happy and healthy and prosperous life are not solely determined by the accident of where they were born?”
“I've always been an animal lover. I've grown up with dogs my whole life.”

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