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The Constitution, the flag itself, and everything we call our own, is degraded to this wicked rule.
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In this quote, Sumner laments the degradation of national symbols and values under the rule of slavery.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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.
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.
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