I make no impeachment of individuals, but simply indicate those combined influences proceeding from the potent Spirit of Trade, which, though unlike that Spirit of the Lord where is Liberty, is not inconsistent with the most enlarged munificence.
Sumner discusses the influence of trade on society, contrasting it with the Spirit of the Lord that embodies liberty.
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