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It is by foreign loans that her railroads have been built and her wars aided.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner points out that foreign loans have been crucial for Russia's infrastructure and military efforts.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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