You have been constantly in my mind and heart since the attempt at your assassination, and I must tell you how much I sympathize with the sentiments of your speech, how I glory in its genius, and how impossible it is for me to find words to express my rage and abhorrence in regard to the outrage that followed it.
Here, Sumner conveys deep sympathy and admiration for a colleague following an assassination attempt.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
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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