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Extravagance and recklessness, so natural during a period of war, must give way to moderation and thrift.
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He calls for a shift from wartime extravagance to moderation and thrift in financial matters.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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