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Public opinion has already stamped it as one of the great speeches of the present generation of American statesmen.
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Public opinion recognizes the significance of Sumner's speech as a landmark in American political discourse.
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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.
At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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