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Above all, they should keep the United States of American in the forefront of progress, intelligence, education, temperance, religion, and in all the virtues that tend to elevate, refine, and ennoble mankind.
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Sherman emphasizes the importance of maintaining the United States as a leader in various virtues and progress.
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