A close reading of the Personal Memoirs reveals many other literary qualities that would allow Grant’s work to stand the test of time. Like Lincoln, he preferred strong, one-syllable words, eschewing the use of adjectives and adverbs. In perusing Grant’s edits, one perceives he learned the lesson that less is more.
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