Under these conditions, on the 100th anniversary of the declaration of American independence, it occurred to me the time had arrived when a great country like ours should complete this unfinished monument to George Washington.
Sherman emphasizes the importance of completing the Washington Monument as a symbol of national pride.
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Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.
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.
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.
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