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It is the power behind all, saying, “The State, it is I,” that took this precious life; and this power is Slavery.
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Sumner argues that the underlying cause of the tragedy is the institution of slavery, which he personifies as a powerful entity.
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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.
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.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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