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If to this be added the love of study, this is the beginning of success.
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This quote suggests that a passion for study is essential for achieving success in any field.
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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.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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