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The President should obey and enforce the laws, leaving to the people the duty of correcting any errors committed by their representatives in Congress.
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Sherman insists that the President must enforce laws while allowing the public to correct legislative errors.
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Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
Some of you broke down the only political organization that could compete with us, and thus gave us an easy victory.
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