On the record
Therefore to the future we may tranquilly leave the final settlement of the national debt, meanwhile discharging our own incidental duty, so that the Public Faith shall be preserved.
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Sumner reassures that the future will handle the national debt while emphasizing the importance of maintaining public trust.
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