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I had supposed, fellow-citizens, that nowhere in the wide world did people live as free from oppression as in the State of Ohio.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I had supposed, fellow-citizens, that nowhere in the wide world did people live as free from oppression as in the State…”
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Sherman reflects on the perceived freedoms enjoyed by Ohio citizens compared to other places.
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