If I gave McClellan all the men he asked for, they could not find room…

Abraham Lincoln
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If I gave McClellan all the men he asked for, they could not find room to lie down; they'd have to sleep standing up. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2001). Lincoln's Words: Sentiments from the 16th President of the United States
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If I gave McClellan all the men he asked for, they could not find room to lie down; they'd have to sleep standing up. ✨ Abraham Lincoln (2001). Lincoln's Words: Sentiments from the 16th President of the United States

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