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Pray, Sir, tell me what policy justifies such exemption which is not equally strong for the exemption of shares in the national banks.
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Sumner questions the rationale behind tax exemptions for public stocks compared to national bank shares.
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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.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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