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This 3 page paper examines the differences between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant in regards to how they served their country. This paper contends that both were great men and great Americans, even though their backgrounds and missions were strikingly different. Bibliography lists 0 sources.
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a better America. These men were both true patriots, whose love and honor for their country was evident throughout their lives. Although they fought for opposite causes, their
devotion to their ideals clearly distinguishes both of these men from other Americans. While these men were united in their vision for a better America, they fought valiantly for
different ideals. It is these contrasting ideals that made each of these men unique in their approach to a better American society.
General Robert E. Lee was the epitome of old, traditional values, dating back to the formality of England. Lee had hoped that gentility and reverence for traditional
ways of thought would prevail, and for this reason saw the justness in a social structure that cultivated inequality. In other words, Lee believed that such a system would
best serve all the people since, according to his beliefs, it manifested the best traits in all individuals. Although Lees vision did not come to pass, in the end
Lee represented the beliefs and ideals of many Southerners. The support Lee enjoyed was nearly unprecedented up until the end.
General Ulysses S. Grant had far more humble roots than Lee, and as such had a far less traditional and/or formal ideology regarding America. Grant could be considered one
of the finest of frontiersmen, and had an understanding of the land and its people. Grant believed in democracy because he was a product of democracy. He believed
that democracy worked based on his own life experiences. Furthermore, Grant contended that democracy inherently needed to apply to all people, regardless of their race, religion, age, gender, etc.
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