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It has protected our flag on every sea; not the stars and bars, not the flag of a state, but the stars and stripes of the Union.
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Sherman asserts the protection of the national flag as a symbol of unity and national pride.
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I have participated in framing many tariff bills, but have never succeeded in securing one that I entirely approved.
Some of you broke down the only political organization that could compete with us, and thus gave us an easy victory.
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