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In harmony with this effort the expenditures of the Government should be revised and cut down to the lowest point consistent with efficiency.
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Sumner advocates for a review and reduction of government expenditures.
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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.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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