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anamnua

(1,273 posts) Wed Jul 17, 2024, 05:26 PM Jul 17

Ulysses S. Grant prediction on the second American civil war. [View all]

"if we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason & Dixon . . . but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other."

-- 1876

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Ulysses S. Grant prediction on the second American civil war. [View all] anamnua Jul 17 OP

Except the ignorant, self-serving side is claiming to be the patriots. nt Shermann Jul 17 #1

Self labeling doesn't count, Attilatheblond Jul 17 #5

The Republicons don't own July 4th, but they do own January 6th. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 17 #9

Pretty prescient... FirstLight Jul 17 #2

And forward-thinking too! COL Mustard Jul 17 #6

As with the first, however, the war will be won with whichever side has the most firepower and perseverance. ancianita Jul 17 #3

It's not close to "the near future" from whence Grant spoke Model35mech Jul 17 #4

He was a smart man Attilatheblond Jul 17 #7

Or it was the sobriety of a man dying of throat cancer... Model35mech Jul 17 #8

Interestingly he was a Repub president anamnua Jul 17 #10

He was not dying of throat cancer in 1876. He was instead.... NNadir Jul 18 #12

Duplicate anamnua Jul 20 #13

Grant was a very great man. He got cheated in the history books because America let the losers write the history. Solomon Jul 17 #11

Quite so anamnua Jul 20 #14