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But General Grant was destitute of the war spirit, and he chose to exhaust all the powers of negotiation before he would advise a resort to force.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “But General Grant was destitute of the war spirit, and he chose to exhaust all the powers of negotiation before he would…”
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Boutwell discusses General Grant's preference for negotiation over military action in foreign policy.
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