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John Sherman: “This is industrial liberty, and lies at the foundation of the equality of all rights and privileges.”

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This is industrial liberty, and lies at the foundation of the equality of all rights and privileges.
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John Sherman
Ohio

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Sherman articulates the concept of industrial liberty as essential to equality in rights and privileges.

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