"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

27 April 2022

Happy Birthday, Grant


Ulysses S. Grant was born on this day in 1822.
 
To me he is a mystery, and I believe he is a mystery to himself.  A more unpromising boy never entered the Military Academy. Let this be a lesson to all of us: looks are deceiving.

William Tecumseh Sherman on Grant

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