The war is over-the rebels are our countrymen again.

Ulysses S. Grant

Preventing his men from cheering after Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

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Topic

American Civil War Political reconciliation American politics

Speaker

Ulysses S. Grant

Medium

Speech

Genre

War speech

Language

English

Time

1865 1860s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Civil War general General Military officer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Grant, Ulysses S. Preventing his men from cheering after Lee's surrender. 9 Apr. 1865, Appomattox Court House, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA.

Current Citation

Grant, Ulysses S. Quoted in "Civil War: A Narrative." Written by Shelby Foote. Vol. 3, Modern Library, 2011.

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Another quote from the 1860s

O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting.

Walt Whitman

O Captain! My Captain!

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Topic
Abraham Lincoln American Civil War

Author

Walt Whitman
Source
O Captain! My Captain!
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Whitman, Walt. "My Captain." The Saturday Press, 4 Nov. 1865.

Current Citation

Whitman, Walt. "O Captain! My Captain!" Leaves of Grass and Other Writings. W. W. Norton & Company, 2002, I. 1.

Another quote about American politics

Sometimes I think this country would be better off if we could just saw off the Eastern Seaboard and let it float out to sea.

Barry Goldwater

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Topic
Culture war American politics
Speaker
Barry Goldwater
Source
Washington Star
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Quoted in Saturday Evening Post. 31 Aug. 1963.

Another quote from 1865

England is the mother of parliaments.

John Bright

Speech in Birmingham, January 18, 1865

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Topic
England Government
Speaker
John Bright
Source
Speech in Birmingham, January 18, 1865
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1865 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Bright, John. Speech in Birmingham. 18 Jan. 1865, Town Hall, Birmingham, England, UK.