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Quotation from Personal Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant
“For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation”
Personal Memoirs, Vol. I, Ch. III
Grant's judgment on the annexation of Texas and the Mexican War in which he served.
Citation: "For myself, I was bitterly opposed to the measure, and to this day regard the war, which resulted, as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation" — Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs, Vol. I, Ch. III. (id personal-memoirs-q3)
Portrait: Ulysses S. Grant 1870-1880, Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Public domain.
