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The elevation and happiness of the human family were his daily thought.
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Sumner emphasizes that the elevation and happiness of humanity were central to this person's daily thoughts.
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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.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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