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Though dead, they yet live, speak, and act in the conflict of principle which divides the country,--standing face to face, like two well-matched champions.
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Sumner reflects on the enduring influence of two historical figures in the ongoing conflict over principles in America.
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In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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.
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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