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... expenses of our own and those of any other govern- ment , is very great . But we should not deceive ourselves , nor overvalue our political advantages , great as they are . The power of taxation is divided among so many different ...
... expenses of our own and those of any other govern- ment , is very great . But we should not deceive ourselves , nor overvalue our political advantages , great as they are . The power of taxation is divided among so many different ...
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... expenses and a course of rigid economy . Then , in my judgment , it would not have been impracticable or even difficult , to have reduced our expenditures within our income , and to have made a gradual reduction of our debt ; so that ...
... expenses and a course of rigid economy . Then , in my judgment , it would not have been impracticable or even difficult , to have reduced our expenditures within our income , and to have made a gradual reduction of our debt ; so that ...
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... expenses . The latter must be so reduced , or the former so increased , that , after meeting all necessary demands upon the treasury , there shall remain a surplus to be applied towards the extinction of our debt . The first effort to ...
... expenses . The latter must be so reduced , or the former so increased , that , after meeting all necessary demands upon the treasury , there shall remain a surplus to be applied towards the extinction of our debt . The first effort to ...
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... expenses hold the sovereign power , and where authority is exercised by delegation , there can be no difficulty in restraining and limiting this dan- gerous power . And although , in the national government , the wisdom of imposing such ...
... expenses hold the sovereign power , and where authority is exercised by delegation , there can be no difficulty in restraining and limiting this dan- gerous power . And although , in the national government , the wisdom of imposing such ...
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... expense of the many , and by an abuse or evasion of the laws conferring special privileges . The aggravating cause of ... expenses of that board may not be one item in the system of retrenchment , which we trust it is about to commence ...
... expense of the many , and by an abuse or evasion of the laws conferring special privileges . The aggravating cause of ... expenses of that board may not be one item in the system of retrenchment , which we trust it is about to commence ...
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