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But all who are for the system, and wish to see it doing all the good it can, will take care that it is not compelled to carry weight.
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Sumner emphasizes that supporters of the system will ensure it operates effectively without undue burdens.
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It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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