Audacity reached its height when iron-clad rams were built, and the perversity of the British Government became still more conspicuous by its long refusal to arrest these destructive engines of war, destined to be employed against the United States.
Here, Sumner highlights the audacity of the British government in allowing the construction of warships intended for use against the U.S.
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They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
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