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Therefore, the idea of waiting for the committees of Congress to act, is preposterous in my judgment.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Therefore, the idea of waiting for the committees of Congress to act, is preposterous in my judgment.”
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Sherman expresses his belief that waiting for congressional committees to act is unreasonable.
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