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The act does not go as far as I wished, but everything in it is right in itself, and is in the right direction.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The act does not go as far as I wished, but everything in it is right in itself, and is in the right direction.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman expresses his belief that while the current act does not meet all his expectations, it is fundamentally sound and progressive.
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