The habits of a people are in a great degree the result of the laws under which they live; the high charges of our Post-Office have induced, amongst all but the richer classes, a habit of abstaining from epistolary communication, and it might take some time to correct that habit.
Sumner discusses how high postal charges have affected communication habits among the poorer classes.
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