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In seasons of tumult and discord bad men have most power; mental and moral excellence require peace and quietness. Publius Cornelius Tacitus		Tuesday Jun 09, 2026
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Lincoln tells McClellan, '... the supreme command of the Army will entail a vast labor upon you.' McClellan responds, 'I can do it all.' George Brinton McClellan

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	George Brinton McClellan
	(1826-1885) US general-in-chief of all Union forces Civil War - Nov 1, 1861-Nov. 7, 1862.

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Lincoln tells McClellan, '... the supreme command of the Army will entail a vast labor upon you.' McClellan responds, 'I can do it all.' McClellan tells his wife, I find myself in a new and strange position here: President, cabinet, Gen. Scott, and all deferring to me. By some strange operation of magic I seem to have become the power of the land.