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Clearly, where all are equal, there can be no Slavery.
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Sumner asserts that true equality eliminates the possibility of slavery, advocating for universal rights.
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I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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