It is their meat, their bread, the air which they breathe; and if they saw in its incipient state, a measure giving them more of that food, and meat, and bread, and air, do you believe they would oppose themselves to its adoption?
Julian argues that people's basic needs influence their political decisions and support for measures that benefit them.
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