If slavery, as a national evil, is to be abolished, and it be just that it be done at the national expense, the amount of the expense is not a paramount consideration.
The Writings of James Madison: 1808-1819 (ed. 1819)
If slavery, as a national evil, is to be abolished, and it be just that it be done at the national expense, the amount of the expense is not a paramount consideration.
The Writings of James Madison: 1808-1819 (ed. 1819)