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The extent of protection was limited to the want of revenue, but the duties were uniformly so adjusted as, while producing revenue, to encourage manufactures.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The extent of protection was limited to the want of revenue, but the duties were uniformly so adjusted as, while…”
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Sherman notes that tariff duties were structured to balance revenue generation with the encouragement of manufacturing.
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