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With pride I might dwell on those words which banished Slavery from our soil, and rendered the Declaration of Independence here with us a living letter.
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Sumner expresses pride in the abolition of slavery and the enduring relevance of the Declaration of Independence.
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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.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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