Charles Sumner: “Even though inferior to another, it has the great advantage of being…”

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Even though inferior to another, it has the great advantage of being known to the people that use it.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that familiarity with a flawed system is preferable to an unknown one, highlighting human attachment to the familiar.

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Charles Sumner: “Even though inferior to another, it has the great advantage of being known to the people that use it.”