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Teddy Roosevelt: “In the second and even greater struggle the deeds of Lincoln the statesman were made good by those of Grant the soldier…”

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In the second and even greater struggle the deeds of Lincoln the statesman were made good by those of Grant the soldier, and later Grant himself took up the work that dropped from Lincoln’s tired hands when the assassin’s bullet went home, and the sad, patient, kindly eyes were closed forever.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt connects the contributions of Lincoln and Grant in the context of American history.

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