The whole attempt is out of time; it is an anachronism, no better than the revival of the Prügel-knabe, who was kept at the German courts of former days to receive the stripes which the prince had merited for his misdeeds.
Sumner critiques outdated practices by comparing them to a historical punishment system.
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