John Sherman said "Whatever may have been the merits of this war in the beginning, its fruits were undoubtedly of immense value to this country." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Whatever may have been the merits of this war in the beginning, its fruits were undoubtedly of immense value to this country.

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Sherman acknowledges the significant benefits that the Mexican War brought to the United States, despite its controversial beginnings.

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Some of you broke down the only political organization that could compete with us, and thus gave us an easy victory.

I have given my views, speaking for no other man, frankly and fearlessly, and I will stand by them now and in the future.

I worked hard that winter, for hard work, I thought, was the way to fortune.

But some of you may say, all this is very well, but what will you do to save the Union?

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