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For the sake of peace, for the love of civil liberty, for the honor of our name, our race, our religion, let us preserve the Union, loving it better as the clouds grow darker.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “For the sake of peace, for the love of civil liberty, for the honor of our name, our race, our religion, let us preserve…”
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Sherman urges preservation of the Union for the sake of peace and civil liberties, especially in troubling times.
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