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To my mind it is contrary to reason that the establishment and control of these two great agencies should be committed to a disloyal Legislature,--in other words, to a Legislature that cannot take the test oath.
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Sumner argues against allowing a disloyal Legislature to control vital institutions like justice and education.
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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.
Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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