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You do well, when you rebuke and correct individual offences; but it is a higher office to rebuke and correct a vicious institution.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of addressing systemic injustices rather than just individual wrongs.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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.
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