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They are living words, by which this country is solemnly bound, and from which it can never escape until they are all fulfilled.
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Sumner insists that the principles of the Declaration are binding and must be fulfilled for true justice.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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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