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We, on the contrary, had to go after our information in force, and then often returned without it.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “We, on the contrary, had to go after our information in force, and then often returned without it.”
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Grant contrasts the difficulty his forces faced in gathering information compared to the enemy's ease.
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