Through all the perils of a seven years’ war he had battled with that kingly rule which elevates a whole family without regard to merit, fastening all upon the nation, and he had learned that this royal system could find no place in a republic.
Sumner critiques hereditary privilege, arguing that it has no place in a republic, based on historical experiences.
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