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I notice that every scribbler is making a cabinet for you, but your observation must have led you to the conviction that this is a duty you only can perform.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I notice that every scribbler is making a cabinet for you, but your observation must have led you to the conviction that…”
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Sherman comments on the pressure of cabinet selections, asserting that it is a responsibility that only the president can fulfill.
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