And the third crime he stands charged with is, that his speeches were written before they were spoken: which of course must be true in Sumner’s case,--as it was true of Webster, of Adams, of Calhoun, of Burke, of Chatham, of Demosthenes, of every first-rate speaker that ever lived.
Sumner defends the practice of preparing speeches in advance, likening it to the habits of great speakers throughout history.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
More precious far at that moment the consolation that he had labored for his fellow-men, and the joyous confidence that all his cares had helped the Progress of his race!
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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