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Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent.”
Editor's note · Context
Grant distinguishes between errors of judgment and errors of intent, emphasizing the former in his presidency.
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