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I invite the attention, not of Congress, but of the people of the United States, to the causes and effects of these unhappy questions.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “I invite the attention, not of Congress, but of the people of the United States, to the causes and effects of these…”
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Grant calls on the American people to consider the causes and effects of political issues rather than just Congress.
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