Thaddeus Stevens has been called “the greatest dictator Congress ever had,” a man who in 1867 held more political power than any man in the nation, includin

Thaddeus Stevens has been called "the greatest dictator Congress ever had," a man who in 1867 held more political power than any man in the nation, including th

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Thaddeus Stevens has been called “the greatest dictator Congress ever had, ” a man who in 1867 held more political power than any man in the nation, includi