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Whatever may be the consequences, I will insist on preserving the unity of the states, and all the states, without exception and without regard to consequences.
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Sherman emphasizes the importance of preserving the unity of the states regardless of the consequences.
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Some of you broke down the only political organization that could compete with us, and thus gave us an easy victory.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
Our gold dollar is certainly as good a unit of value as the franc; and so the English think of their pound sterling.
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