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In this same way the City of Mexico could have been approached without any danger of opposition, except in the open field.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “In this same way the City of Mexico could have been approached without any danger of opposition, except in the open…”
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Grant suggests that the City of Mexico could have been approached more safely through open fields rather than mountainous areas.
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