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It holds out the attraction of seeming, though unsubstantial, self-interest.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It holds out the attraction of seeming, though unsubstantial, self-interest.”
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Sumner critiques the proposal for offering an illusion of self-interest that is ultimately unsubstantial.
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