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Grant was a war hero, of course.
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He was going to be now the candidate of harmony.
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We've had a lot of generals
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in our history run for president as candidates of harmony.
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When informed of his nomination,
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which was only a few weeks after the acquittal trial,
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in the Senate, of Andrew Johnson, when informed on May 20, 1868 of his--
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excuse me, in early June, 1868 of his nomination,
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he issued a public statement which read:
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"I shall have no policy of my own to interfere against the will of the people."
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And I'm going to repeat that, you tell me what it means.
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"I shall have no policy of my own to interfere against the will of the people."