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Slavery, which you profess to banish from public attention, openly by your invitation enters every political meeting and every political convention.
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Sumner argues that slavery cannot be ignored in political discussions, as it is an ever-present issue.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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