They are content to forego victory, if they can escape defeat, forgetting that Fabius was only a defender and not a conqueror, that a policy fit at one time may be unfit at another, that a war waged in an enemy’s country cannot be defensive, nor can it prevail by any procrastination.
Sumner critiques those who prioritize avoiding defeat over seeking victory in military strategy.
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According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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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.
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