It is sometimes said in sarcasm that it is easy to be generous at the expense of another; but in this case, now that the responsibility has been transferred to our own country, it is not a question of generosity, but of debt.
Sumner argues that the issue at hand is about fulfilling debts rather than mere generosity.
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