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This is the Common School, equally free to all the inhabitants.
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He describes the Common School as an inclusive institution available to all residents.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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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