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The immediate stake involved is nothing less than national existence; while the ultimate stake involves nothing less than civil liberty for generations yet to come.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The immediate stake involved is nothing less than national existence; while the ultimate stake involves nothing less…”
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Sherman articulates the stakes of the Civil War, linking national existence to future civil liberties.
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What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.
Though my grateful thanks are due to them and have been often expressed, yet I have felt, as they do, that my duty was to the whole country.
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