Create the admirals,--bestow this new title, this consideration, this introduction wherever the admiral goes, this equality, if you please, with the admirals of other nations and other fleets; but do not undertake to vie with those nations in salaries.
Sumner argues against competing with other nations in military salaries while still creating new ranks.
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