John Sherman: “You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while…”

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You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to 'preserve, protect, and defend' it.

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Sherman asserts the duty of government officials to uphold the Constitution against threats.

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John Sherman: “You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to 'preserve…”