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That pledge we cannot now violate; and I never have yet been able to bring my mind to the consideration of any proposition whatever which would ever shock or excite the fear of the public creditors in that respect.
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Sherman reflects on the importance of maintaining public confidence in the government's financial commitments to creditors.
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