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No prudent man buys a lawsuit; but we are called to buy a bloody lawsuit.
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Sumner critiques the idea of engaging in a conflict that resembles a lawsuit, emphasizing its bloody nature.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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