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And the only answer is, wherever the general good will be promoted by the surrender.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “And the only answer is, wherever the general good will be promoted by the surrender.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman concludes that the boundary of rights should be determined by the promotion of the general good.
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