Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Edward Bates
Born: September 4, 1793
Died: March 25, 1869 (aged 75)
Bio: Edward Bates was a U.S. lawyer and statesman. He served as the first attorney general of Missouri after it was admitted as a state.
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