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It is an impressive lesson of the uncertain tenure by which we all hold office and life.
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Sherman reflects on the lesson of uncertainty regarding life and political office.
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Resolved, That the people who constitute the supreme power in the United States, should guard with jealous care the rights of the several states, as independent governments.
I believe that it will give a reasonable fair protection for the great industries of agriculture, manufacture, and commerce, which lie at the basis of the prosperity of this country.
God forbid that the despots of the Old World should ever adorn their infernal logic by pointing to a disrupted Union here!
We have done no wrong; we have no apologies to make, and no concessions to offer.
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