When a citizen is drafted as a soldier, and the question arises of his ransom by a pecuniary contribution, there is no element of equity which is not shocked, so my conscience tells me, if you fail to regulate the requirement of money according to the wealth of the individual.
Sumner argues that financial contributions to avoid military service should be regulated based on individual wealth to ensure fairness.
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