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No patriotic man of either section would willingly restore the old conditions.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “No patriotic man of either section would willingly restore the old conditions.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman asserts that no patriotic individual would wish to return to pre-war conditions.
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