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On this account our Declaration has its great meaning in history; on this account our nation became at once a source of light to the world.
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Sumner highlights the historical significance of the Declaration, which positioned the nation as a beacon of hope for the world.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
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 is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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