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The continued maintenance of slavery in Cuba is among the strongest…

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 continued maintenance of slavery in Cuba is among the strongest inducements to the continuance of this strife. A terrible wrong is the natural cause of a terrible evil.

— Ulysses S. Grant

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