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If he had a million men he would swear the enemy has two millions, and then he would sit down in the mud and yell for three.

Edwin M. Stanton

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Edwin M. Stanton
Age: 55 †
Born: 1814
Born: December 19
Died: 1869
Died: December 24
Judge
Lawyer
Politician
Steubenville
Ohio
Edwin McMaster Stanton
Edwin McMasters Stanton
Edwin Stanton
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Mud
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Million
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