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“They will never shoulder a musket again in anger, and if Grant is wise, he will leave them their guns to shoot crows with and their horses to plow with. It would do no harm.”
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- quote
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- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
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- d9bc042b64917d2f7d464934a15d415f9d5f5a6a78aacc53b5bb38f9952a0688
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