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Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country" has been the watchword and creed of my public life.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country" has been the watchword and creed of my public life.”
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Sherman states that his guiding principle in public service has been a commitment to the entire country.
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