If I can induce the young men, who have contributed so much to the growth of this city, to see to this--if you will do this much to promote honest government and honest methods, we won't care whether you call yourself Democrat or Republican.
Sherman urges young men to promote honest government regardless of political affiliation.
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Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.
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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