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This operation of refunding is regarded by all intelligent statesmen as of the highest value, and was conducted with remarkable success.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “This operation of refunding is regarded by all intelligent statesmen as of the highest value, and was conducted with…”
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Sherman asserts that the refunding of the national debt was a highly valuable operation, praised by statesmen.
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