But experience soon demonstrated that, whatever might be the law in force, the revenues of the government would vary from year to year, depending, not upon rates of taxation, but upon the financial condition of the country.
Sherman notes that government revenues fluctuate based on the country's financial condition rather than just tax rates.
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Resolved, That the Democratic party will resist all attempts at renewing in Congress, or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question, under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made.
Some of you broke down the only political organization that could compete with us, and thus gave us an easy victory.
It was the same old story of injustice and wrong, of might against right.
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