It is probably well that we had the war when we did. We are better off now than we would have been without it, and have made more rapid progress than we otherwise should have made... But this war was a fearful lesson, and should teach us the necessity of avoiding wars in the future.


Conclusion - Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)

Ulysses S. Grant Quotes

It is probably well that we had the war when we did. We are better off now than we would have been without it, and have made more rapid progress than ...

It is probably well that we had the war when we did. We are better off now than we would have been without it, and have made more rapid progress than ...

It is probably well that we had the war when we did. We are better off now than we would have been without it, and have made more rapid progress than ...

It is probably well that we had the war when we did. We are better off now than we would have been without it, and have made more rapid progress than ...