On the record
If this Congress shall adjourn, whether the weather be hot or cold, without a reduction of the taxes now imposed upon the people, it will have been derelict in its highest duty.
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Sherman emphasizes the importance of reducing taxes as a fundamental responsibility of Congress.
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