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In selecting this theme, I would not minister to the pride or gratulation of the Present, nor would I furnish motives for indifference or repose.
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Sumner aims to inspire action rather than complacency by discussing the importance of the present and future.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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