Claire worked in the marketing department for an up-and-coming artisan bakery. Unfortunately, the artisan

bakery in question was so up-and-coming. Nobody actually knew it existed. But then she had the

really good idea to use Canva to create a business plan. It looked good, really, really good.

Their investors thought so too.

And now their hotcakes are selling like, well, exactly. Thanks, Canber.

EEO.

The bond between Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and President Abraham Lincoln was crafted from necessity, a shared sense of patriotism and the weight of deep personal loss.

It was a bond forged in the crucible of a young nation at war with itself.

Once a fierce critic of Lincoln and his administration, Stanton would surrender to an abiding

respect for the man and develop a strong working relationship and personal friendship with

the president.

Lincoln thrived on voices of opposition.

He appointed Stanton as Secretary of War in 1862, one year after the Civil War began.

That same year, amidst the raging battles and skyrocketing casualties, the president and his god of war would endure their own family tragedies.

The Lincoln's lost their 11-year-old son William to typhoid fever in February of 1862.

Five months later, in July, Stanton and his wife would lose their infant child to an unknown illness.

By 1865, Lincoln would come to think of Stanton as a trusted advisor, confidantant, and one of his closest friends.

His voice was among the few. Lincoln called upon when he felt things

were at their worst. Stanton was the one to offer Lincoln his most honest feedback when mistakes

were made, not to admonish, not even to make Lincoln a better leader, but because it's what was

best for the country.

Lincoln knew Stanton's first loyalty was to the Union, and he could rely on that loyalty like the North Star.

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