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.
John ShermanWe 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.
John ShermanIt lasted but a year of two, till all the routes were done. The pace so fast that most forgot that climbing could be fun.
John Sherman