On the record
I have no desire to open up sectional questions or renew old strifes, but would be glad to turn my back upon the past and devote myself to questions of peace, development, and progress.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I have no desire to open up sectional questions or renew old strifes, but would be glad to turn my back upon the past…”
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Sherman expresses his desire to move beyond past conflicts and focus on progress and development.
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