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The Congress condemned all loans and taxes for wars of ambition or conquest.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The Congress condemned all loans and taxes for wars of ambition or conquest.”
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Sumner notes the Congress's condemnation of financial practices that support wars driven by ambition or conquest.
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