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But is it not for the public good that they should be excluded?
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Sumner questions whether it is beneficial for the public to allow family members in positions of power.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
I am in favor of a tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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