The only benefit I derived was the habit I formed of writing upon such subjects as attracted my attention by reading, a habit I continued when studying law, in preparing a case for trial, and in preparation for a debate in Congress.
Sherman reflects on the benefits of his writing habit developed during his youth.
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The policy of this country ought to be to make everything national as far as possible.
What a pity, he said, it would have been if so great a country as the United States had been disrupted on account of slavery.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
He theorizes about coercing a state when he should be enforcing the laws against rebellious citizens.
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