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But the Senator touches nothing which he does not disfigure--with error, sometimes of principle, sometimes of fact.
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Sumner critiques a senator's ability to accurately represent facts and principles.
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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.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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