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I saw your signature line where you think Grant said such. What do you think of mine?
Sincerely,
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
It's all over the web that UFOs are spacecraft from another world or that they are based at the South Pole, etc. Until I see hard evidence that such craft exist and are proven to be spacecraft, I won't claim that they are such.
It's the same with your Grant quote. It can't be proven that the man uttered that phrase, even though it's posted all over the web.
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
It's all over the web that UFOs are spacecraft from another world or that they are based at the South Pole, etc. Until I see hard evidence that such craft exist and are proven to be spacecraft, I won't claim that they are such.
It's the same with your Grant quote. It can't be proven that the man uttered that phrase, even though it's posted all over the web.
Unionblue
Since it seemed to cause problems it's now changed and I learned something in the process.
It means just because some people say a thing is true, doesn't mean that it is.
What I believe is one thing. What I can prove is something entirely different.
Sincerely,
Unionblue
__________________ "The American people and the Government at Washington may refuse to recognize it for a time but the inexorable logic of events will force it upon them in the end; that the war now being waged in this land is a war for and against slavery." Frederick Douglass
"Loyalty to our ancestors does not include loyalty to their mistakes." George Santayana
Somewhere in the archives is a discussion on that particular quote. If you care enough to do quite a bit of research, it's well worth looking into. I haven't mastered the search function well enough to help you find it, but I do recall that it was Hanny who insisted it was a valid quote because it was listed in the Oxford Book of Quotations. Try searching the member list, find all posts by Hanny, and riffle through the hits.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
I recall reading about the St.Louis Massacre when Union militia fired on the crowd - in that crowd were one Ulysses Simpson Grant and Wlliam Tecumseh Sherman - thank goodness the militia were such lousy shots.
I hope we can celebrate our heritage without personal animosity. The only mistake the Southern Confederacy made was to lose.
After Appomattox the only place slavery was still legal was in a Union state.
I revere Lee and Grant - not many lands can say that about war opponents.
Nice to meet you Partssman.
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