Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Grant, in short, stood for the great elementary virtues, for justice, for freedom, for order, for unyielding resolution, for manliness in its broadest and highest sense.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Concluding a discussion of Grant's character, this passage summarizes the fundamental virtues he embodied, including justice, freedom, and resolution.

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