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Among the intelligent mechanics of Massachusetts there are many fully fit to be at the head of the arsenal at Springfield; but by the existing law all these are austerely excluded from any such trust.
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Sumner points out the exclusion of qualified mechanics from leadership roles in military arsenals due to existing laws.
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