The owner may insure his ship, and also his freight, so that he may lose nothing but the premium he pays; but the sailor is not allowed to protect himself by insurance from loss of wages: his loss is literally total.
Sumner points out the disparity in insurance protections between ship owners and sailors regarding wage loss.
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