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John Sherman

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Former American senator

John Sherman, a former American senator, was born on May 10, 1823, and died on October 22, 1900. Known for his steadfast fiscal conservatism and opposition to inflation, Sherman held significant government positions during and after the American Civil War, profoundly influencing the country's economic policies.

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“It's time to stop producing stuff, and start producing fun.”

Author:John Sherman

“It lasted but a year of two, till all the routes were done. The pace so fast that most forgot that climbing could be fun.”

Years Two Done Fun Climbing Pace Routes

Author:John Sherman

“Then came a bigger fear. Not the threat of imminent injury, but the fear that if I didn't go back up, I would be a chickenshit forever.”

Ifs Would Be Forever Bigger Threat Injury Climbing Fear Not

Book:Sherman Exposed: Slightly Censored Climbing Stories

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“Sometimes the best gear for a climb is a good excuse.”

Sometimes Excuse Climbs Climbing Gears

Book:Sherman Exposed: Slightly Censored Climbing Stories

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“If we will not endure a king as a political power, we should not endure a king over the production, transportation, and sale of any of the necessaries of life.”

Ifs Should Political Economic Kings Endure Productions Inequality Transportation Political Power Economic Inequality

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“We are told that this is an odious and unpopular tax. I never knew a tax that was not odious and unpopular with the people who paid it.”

People Taxes Paid Tax Day

Book:Selected Speeches and Reports on Finance and Taxation, from 1859 to 1878

Source: Selected Speeches and Reports on Finance and Taxation, from 1859 to 1878

About the Author

Born: May 10, 1823
Died: October 22, 1900
Known for: Former American senator
Quotes: 6

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