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The first duty of the good physician is to understand the condition of his patient,--whether it is a case of medicine or surgery, of cutaneous eruption or deep-seated cancer.
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Sumner draws a parallel between the duties of a physician and those of a statesman in understanding the condition of their 'patient'—the nation.
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