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When I entered upon my public duties here Slavery was in the ascendant, giving the law to all the usages of life.
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Sumner recalls the dominance of slavery at the beginning of his public service.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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.
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
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