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Wherever it floats, may it never fail to inspire the sentiments in which it had its origin!
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Sumner expresses a hope that the Union Flag will continue to inspire the values of freedom and unity.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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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