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I earnestly desire that neither you nor I may be condemned by a free and enlightened constituency nor by our own consciences.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “I earnestly desire that neither you nor I may be condemned by a free and enlightened constituency nor by our own…”
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Grant expresses his hope that he and Congress will not be judged unfavorably by the public or their own morals.
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