Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by John Sherman

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician John Sherman.

Last updated on November 8, 2024.

John Sherman was a politician from Lancaster, Ohio during the American Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. Sherman sought the Republican presidential nomination three times, coming closest in 1888, but was never chosen by the party.

American - Politician | May 10, 1823 - October 22, 1900

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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.

John Sherman

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.

John Sherman

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 Sherman

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

John Sherman

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

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.

John Sherman