Quote#Solitude
We are responsible for these things in his race. It is not fair to…
Quote byUlysses S. Grant · 1822–1885
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: As quoted in letter to Henry Ward Beecher, by Mark Twain.
English (original)
We are responsible for these things in his race. It is not fair to visit our faults upon him, let him alone.
— Ulysses S. Grant
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