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“The greatest measure of the nineteenth century was passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America.”

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Thaddeus Stevens
Thaddeus Stevens

Thaddeus Stevens was a prominent United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was a leader in the Radical Republican wing of the U.S. House of Representatives during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. A fierce advocate for the abolition of slavery, Stevens played a crucial role in the passage of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. more

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Book:The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens, Volume 2: April 1865-August 1868
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