I wish that you would feel that I desire you to deal with me in the utmost frankness, without any restraints at all, and in the assurance that all you may say will be kindly received and will have the weight which your long experience in public life and your friendship for me entitles it to.
Sherman emphasizes the importance of open and honest communication in political relationships.
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Is it not, therefore, possible to frame a bill which will punish the prominent actors in the rebellion, proclaim amnesty to the great mass of citizens in the seceding states, and separate them from their leader?
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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.
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