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It is much better to do our work by degrees, working slowly in the right direction, than to attempt to do it prematurely by wholesale, and fail.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “It is much better to do our work by degrees, working slowly in the right direction, than to attempt to do it prematurely…”
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Sherman advocates for gradual reform rather than hasty actions, emphasizing a careful approach to progress.
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