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They esteemed him for his gentle and genial nature, for the brilliant flashes of his mind and the solid strength of his judgment; above all, for the stainless integrity of his character, as a judge and as a man.
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John Sherman reflects on the qualities that earned him respect and integrity as a judge and a man.
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What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.
Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country" has been the watchword and creed of my public life.
The life of a civilian is in what he says or writes, that of a soldier in what he does.
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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