On the record
Then was the time for a few decisive words in the name of the Republic, on which for four years they had waged bloody war.
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Sumner reflects on the need for decisive action in the name of the Republic after years of conflict.
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It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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.
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.
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