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Quotation from Personal Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant
“I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought”
Personal Memoirs, Vol. II, Ch. LXVII
Grant's feelings at Appomattox, 'sad and depressed' at the surrender of Lee's army.
Citation: "I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought" — Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs, Vol. II, Ch. LXVII. (id personal-memoirs-q12)
Virtues: Magnanimity
Portrait: Ulysses S. Grant 1870-1880, Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain.
