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I say, that, as a motive power, it should be made cheap and kept cheap.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I say, that, as a motive power, it should be made cheap and kept cheap.”
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Sumner advocates for keeping coal affordable as it is essential for manufacturing.
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