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But this hateful pretension can do nothing but evil for civil society at home or for nations in their intercourse with each other.
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Sumner asserts that the pretensions of slavery are harmful to both civil society and international relations.
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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.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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