Thus far government has been at best an Art, like alchemy or astrology, where ministers exercised a subtle power, or speculators tried imaginative experiments, seeking some philosopher’s-stone at the expense of the people.
Sumner critiques the historical nature of government as an art form, likening it to alchemy and astrology.
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