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> [I know General Grant better than any other person in the country can know him. It was my duty to study him, and I did so day and night, when I saw him and when I did not see him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/i-know-general-grant-better-than-any-other-person-in-the-country-can/)

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## More by Edwin M. Stanton

> [If he had a million men he would swear the enemy has two millions, and then he would sit down in the mud and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/if-he-had-a-million-men-he-would-swear-the-enemy-has-two-millions-and/)

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> [Come here immediately and see if you can find the murderer of the President.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/come-here-immediately-and-see-if-you-can-find-the-murderer-of-the/)

[Edwin M. Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-m-stanton/)

> [I know General Grant better than any other person in the country can know him. It was my duty to study him, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/i-know-general-grant-better-than-any-other-person-in-the-country-can/)

[Edwin M. Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-m-stanton/)

> [If I tap that little bell, I can send you to a place where you will never hear the dogs bark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/if-i-tap-that-little-bell-i-can-send-you-to-a-place-where-you-will/)

[Edwin M. Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-m-stanton/)

> [The prisoners for better security against conversation shall have a canvas bag put over the head of each and tied around the neck, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/the-prisoners-for-better-security-against-conversation-shall-have-a/)

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> [Now he belongs to the ages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/now-he-belongs-to-the-ages/)

[Edwin M. Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-m-stanton/)

> [All persons harboring or secreting the conspirators or aiding their concealment or escape, will be treated as accomplices in the murder of the President…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-m-stanton/all-persons-harboring-or-secreting-the-conspirators-or-aiding-their/)

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