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But for the extraordinary genius and ability of our mechanics, the achievements of our agriculturists, manufacturers, and transporters throughout the country would have been impossible of attainment.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “But for the extraordinary genius and ability of our mechanics, the achievements of our agriculturists, manufacturers…”
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Grant attributes the nation's industrial achievements to the exceptional talent of American mechanics and workers.
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