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I believed in the imposition of such a duty on foreign goods which could be produced in the United States as would fairly measure the difference in the cost of labor and manufacture in this and foreign countries.
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Sherman expresses his belief in imposing tariffs on foreign goods to ensure fair competition with domestic products.
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