if there is one president who i think deserves to come back to beat the shit out of the current regime and it's not theodore roosevelt (a valid choice though).
but no. in my opinion it's ulysses s grant.
the man has been slandered to hell and back for over a century by neo-confederates that seek to romanticize the antebellum south and have perpetuated the lost cause myth.
the current administration is dishonoring and dismantling this man's legacy and what he gave to the country.
the general that defeated the confederacy
established yellow stone national park in 1872 which would be 30 years before teddy roosevelt became president
established the department of justice to carry out the enforcements acts of 1870 and 1871. they're commonly known as the ku klux klan acts. effectively destroying that iteration of the klan and it wouldn't emerge again until the 1920s
supported the 15th amendment which was ratified early in his administration. the amendment that prevents the denial of a citizen's vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
he sent federal troops to the american south during reconstruction to protect the newly freed slaves and their rights.
established the civil service commission which was meant to counter the patronage issues by hiring based on merit.'
on a more personal level grant was probably one of the better individuals to hold the office of the president despite his flaws and mistakes. compared to recent events the corruption that occurred during his administration seem almost quaint.
just to round it out
he deeply loved his wife julia and their children
had experienced poverty multiple times in his life
wrote his memoir while dying of throat cancer to ensure his family had money after his passing (he'd been the victim of a ponzi scheme)
he was a horse girl
put in the work to redeem himself for issuing order number 11 which expelled jews from his military district due to involvement in cotton speculation. he later admitted his action was hasty and the rescinding of the order was well deserved. (here's a link to the wiki page that goes into more detail)
he also provided this banger of a speech at the annual reunion of the army of the tennessee in des moines, iowa in 1875:
some selected quotes:
"in a republic like ours, where the citizen is the sovereign, and the official the servant, where no power is exercised except by the will of the people, it is important that the sovereign—the people—should possess intelligence. the free school is the promotor of that intelligence which is to preserve us as a free nation"
and
"If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be mason and dixon’s, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other"
and
"let us all labor to add all needful guarantees for the more perfect security of free thought, free speech and a free press, pure morals, unfettered religious sentiments and of equal rights and privileges to all men, irrespective of nationality, color or religion."
and also
"leave the matter of religion to the family circle, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contribution. keep the church and state forever separate"
in conclusion i think ulysses s grant should come back and beat the shit out of donald trump.
