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At the end of the war internal taxes were cheerfully paid by the people, and yielded far more revenue to the government than the customs duties and all other sources of revenue combined.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “At the end of the war internal taxes were cheerfully paid by the people, and yielded far more revenue to the government…”
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Sherman highlights the successful collection of internal taxes post-Civil War, emphasizing their importance to government revenue.
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