I can say in all sincerity, that, of all the political addresses I have ever heard,--and for thirty years past I have heard a great many, and from the most distinguished men in the country,--I have never listened to one that would begin to compare with this as a whole.
Sumner expresses his admiration for a political address he considers unparalleled in his experience.
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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.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
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