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A repost, but I think many Americans here will find President Grant's words... striking. (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Other than discounting any statements attributing positive qualities to a party being discussed because some people will inevitably disagree, I don't really know that this has any pertinence.

but I don’t think it’s really a gotcha to claim that “when Ulysses S Grant predicted one side being patriotic and intelligent, he was talking about our side.”

What if I add the context that this was in the middle of a speech advocating for public, state-funded schools, explicitly free of religious instruction?

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 5 points 5 days ago

Well in that case, you can ascribe it to one side.