The monopoly founded on the hideous pretension of property in man obtained responsive sympathy in that other monopoly founded on the greed of unjust taxation, and both were naturally upheld in the name of State Rights.
He critiques the moral corruption of monopolies that exploit both human beings and unjust taxation, linking them to state rights.
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