There lies the most perfect ruler of men the world has ever seen. Now he belongs to the ages.
Edwin M. Stanton Quotes
Edwin McMasters Stanton (19 December 1814 – 24 December 1869) was the Secretary of War of the United States during the American Civil War.
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edwin M. Stanton (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.