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We have prospered most when our industries have been best protected.
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Sherman claims that protective measures have historically led to prosperity in the U.S.
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Resolved, That the people who constitute the supreme power in the United States, should guard with jealous care the rights of the several states, as independent governments.
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But some of you may say, all this is very well, but what will you do to save the Union?
Morrill's bill is a great improvement on the tariff of 1857.
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