John Sherman: “Let us cling to each other in the hope that our differences will pass…”

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Let us cling to each other in the hope that our differences will pass away, as they often have in times past.

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Sherman calls for unity and hope amidst differences, suggesting that past conflicts have been resolved before.

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John Sherman: “Let us cling to each other in the hope that our differences will pass away, as they often have in times past.”