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The continuance of slavery is one of the most active causes of the…

Quote byUlysses S. Grant · 1822–1885

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fourth State of the Union Address (1872).

English (original)

the continuance of slavery is one of the most active causes of the continuance of the unhappy condition in Cuba, I regret to believe that citizens of the United States, or those claiming to be such, are large holders in Cuba of what is there claimed as property, but which is forbidden and denounced by the laws of the United States.

— Ulysses S. Grant

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