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"If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other." -- Ulysses S. Grant, who died #OTD 1885

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Prescient!

My hero.

yep

A truly great American who remains under-appreciated in many circles.

Mic drop

Today, we barely grasp what a massive figure he was in his day. www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Grant's Funeral March | American Experience | PBSThe column of mourners who accompanied Grant was seven miles long. Among those mourners were three presidents.www.pbs.org

A visionary?

Grant was a very smart man. His personal memoir is really good reading.

My great great grandfather fought at Gettysburg for the Union. This phote shows his pistol, gun powder, gun belt, and portrait. He fought for New York State.

It's already there..!