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His clearness of vision appears in the distinctness with which he recognized the peril from Slavery and from the pretensions of the States.
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Sumner highlights the clarity with which a certain individual recognized the dangers posed by slavery and state pretensions.
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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.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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