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The cautious sword of the magistrate is unlike--oh, how unlike!--the ruthless sword of War.
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Sumner contrasts the role of magistrates with the brutality of war.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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