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Cities are but congregations of men; and men exert influence in various ways,--by the accident of position, the accident of intelligence, the accident of property, the accident of birth, and, lastly, by the vote.
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Sumner reflects on the various factors that influence individuals within cities, culminating in the power of the vote.
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