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The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

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The government of the United States is and always has been a lawyer's government.

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About Chauncey Depew

Chauncey Mitchell Depew (April 23, 1834 – April 5, 1928) was an American attorney, businessman, and Republican politician. He is best remembered for his two terms as United States Senator from New York and for his work for Cornelius Vanderbilt, as an attorney and as president of the New York Central Railroad System.