John Sherman: “I hate repudiation, or anything like it, but we ought not to be…”

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I hate repudiation, or anything like it, but we ought not to be deterred from doing what is right by fear of undeserved epithets.

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Sherman advocates for doing what is right despite the fear of negative labels.

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John Sherman: “I hate repudiation, or anything like it, but we ought not to be deterred from doing what is right by fear of undeserved…”