„The Southern rebellion was largely the outgrowth of the Mexican war. Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. We got our punishment in the most sanguinary and expensive war of modern times.“

— Ulysses S. Grant

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„The Southern rebellion was largely the outgrowth of the Mexican war. Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.“
— Ulysses S. Grant
„Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals.“
— Carl von Clausewitz