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The joys of home and the pleasures of foreign lands were dilated upon, and the Senator said: 'No American can travel anywhere without having a stronger love and affection for his native land.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The joys of home and the pleasures of foreign lands were dilated upon, and the Senator said: 'No American can travel…”
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Sherman reflects on the deepened love Americans feel for their homeland after traveling abroad.
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