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If any public measure bears unjustly upon any class of our population we are all interested in providing a remedy.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “If any public measure bears unjustly upon any class of our population we are all interested in providing a remedy.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman highlights the collective responsibility to address injustices affecting any group within society.
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