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Ulysses S. Grant: “The benevolent, who have so generously shared their means with the victims of these misfortunes, will reap their reward…”

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The benevolent, who have so generously shared their means with the victims of these misfortunes, will reap their reward in the consciousness of having performed a noble act and in receiving the grateful thanks of men, women, and children whose sufferings they have relieved.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Grant acknowledges the generosity of those who helped disaster victims, highlighting the nobility of their actions.

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