I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a clerk who understood it better than I did. (Ulysses S. Grant)

I never knew what to do with a paper except to put it in a side pocket or pass it to a clerk who understood it better than I did.

Ulysses S. Grant

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