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Why does this law authorize or sanction, and why do our Constitution and statutes, following the Law of Nations, authorize and sanction, a difference of rank, except to obtain corresponding degrees of influence?
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Sumner questions the rationale behind legal distinctions in rank and their purpose in enhancing influence.
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