It presents to the whole family of man the question, whether a constitutional republic, or democracy--a government of the people by the same people--can or cannot maintain its territorial integrity against its own domestic foes.
Sherman presents a philosophical question regarding the sustainability of a constitutional republic in the face of internal strife.
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It is not in my blood and these gentlemen cannot put it there.
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