Historical Influences
The name of the Abyss was inspired by the Abyss of Judaism and Christianity, which is both an infinitely deep source of chaos, and an alternate name for Hell.
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“After so many historical illustrations of the evil effects of abandoning the policy of protection for that of a revenue tariff, we are again confronted by the suggestion that the principle of protection shall be eliminated from our tariff legislation. Have we not had enough of such experiments?”
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