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From a dropsical Nepotism swollen to elephantiasis, which nobody can defend, I pass to Gift-Taking, which with our President has assumed an unprecedented form.
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Sumner uses a vivid metaphor to criticize nepotism in government, comparing it to a severe medical condition.
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