Ulysses S. Grant Quote

It is a subject for regret that the reforms in this direction which were voluntarily promised by the statesmen of Spain have not been carried out in its West India colonies. The laws and regulations for the apparent abolition of slavery in Cuba and Porto Rico leave most of the laborers in bondage, with no hope of release until their lives become a burden to their employers.


Third State of the Union Address (1871)


It is a subject for regret that the reforms in this direction which were voluntarily promised by the statesmen of Spain have not been carried out in...

It is a subject for regret that the reforms in this direction which were voluntarily promised by the statesmen of Spain have not been carried out in...

It is a subject for regret that the reforms in this direction which were voluntarily promised by the statesmen of Spain have not been carried out in...

It is a subject for regret that the reforms in this direction which were voluntarily promised by the statesmen of Spain have not been carried out in...