On the record
In all stages of our history we have preserved the public faith by the honest discharge of every obligation.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “In all stages of our history we have preserved the public faith by the honest discharge of every obligation.”
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Sherman emphasizes the importance of maintaining public trust through integrity in governance.
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Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.
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If my life is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States, but nothing to extend its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory.
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