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Regardless, he was a great lawyer and a shrewd negotiator, his most famous case being when he successfully argued at the US Supreme Court that the [[Amistad]] Africans were illegally enslaved and had every right to fight for their freedom.
As ''[[Cracked.com]]''{{'}}s [http://www.cracked.com/article_15895_the-5-most-badass-presidents-all-time_p3.html The 5 Most Badass Presidents of All-Time] points out: "He kept [[Big Bad Pet|a pet alligator]] in the East Wing of the White House. That actually probably came in handy for some of that shrewd negotiating we mentioned earlier."
[[Anthony Hopkins]] received an [[Academy Award]] nomination for his portrayal of him in [[Amistad]].
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