Pardon me, if I repeat what I have already said on this question: “Millions for defence, but not a cent for tribute”; millions for defence against peril, from whatever quarter it may come, but not a cent for tribute in any quarter,--especially not a cent for tribute to the loathsome tyranny of Slavery.
Sumner reiterates a famous phrase about prioritizing defense funding over tribute to slavery.
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