And now the question is directly presented, whether the Great Landholder, persevering in this system, will leave to the small landholders by his side the further labor of building railroads, by which his own magnificent domain will be largely enhanced, without contribution thereto.
Sumner raises a moral question about the obligations of wealthy landholders to contribute to public infrastructure.
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