As our government is founded on the will of the people, when that will is fixed, our government is powerless, and the only question is whether to let things slide into general anarchy, or the formation of two or more confederacies which will be hostile sooner or later.
Sherman warns that a fixed will of the people can lead to governmental impotence and potential anarchy or division.
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