Already do we see advocated in high places, by numerous and formidable organizations, all forms of repudiation, which, if adopted, would reduce our nation to the credit of a robber chief--worse than the credit of an Algerine pirate, who at least would not plunder his own countrymen.
Sherman warns against the dangers of repudiation, comparing it to the credit of a pirate and emphasizing the need for national integrity.
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