Ulysses S. GrantI have never advocated war except as a mean of peace
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I have always advocated peace. War is an ugly thing. It is so destructive, so futile, so madly wasteful that I cannot understand why anyone would want to raise his hand against another human being. It is so terrible in its inhumanity that I can only wish the whole thing away.
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