Still I believe the Catholics have as good a right to their opinions, their mode of worship, and religious belief as we have, and I would not weaken or impair the full freedom of religious belief, or make any contest against them on account of it for all the offices in Christendom.
Sherman advocates for religious freedom, asserting that all individuals have the right to their beliefs regardless of their faith.
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That is all we ask, and what we demand at all hazards.
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