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# Sherman Edwards

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Sherman Edwards was an American composer, jazz pianist, and songwriter, best known for his songs from the 1969 Broadway musical 1776 and the 1972 film adaptation.

##  Quotes by Sherman Edwards

> [“Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-edwards/treason-is-a-charge-invented-by-winners-as-an-excuse-for-hanging-the/)

[Sherman Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-edwards/)

[Treason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/treason/)

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> [“Don't forget that most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-edwards/don-t-forget-that-most-men-with-nothing-would-rather-protect-the/)

[Sherman Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-edwards/)

[Money](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/money/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/sherman-edwards-81436_money_don-t-forget-that-most-men-with-nothing_1107669.jpg)

> [“I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is a disgrace, that two become a lawfirm, and that three or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherman-edwards/i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-that-one-useless-man-is-a-disgrace-that/)

[Sherman Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherman-edwards/)

[Congress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/congress/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/sherman-edwards-81436_congress_i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-that-one-u_1413237.jpg)

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