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The speech is applauded on all sides, even by those who do not love our party or you any too well.… The peroration is particularly splendid, argumentative, eloquent, and wise.
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Sumner highlights the widespread acclaim for a speech, noting its eloquence and argumentative strength.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
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