On the record
Pharaoh is at the bar of the Senate for judgment.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner uses a biblical analogy to frame his judgment of a political figure.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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.
Other voices in this conversation
