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The concentration of importations at any one port on the coast, or at several ports, gives to the people residing at or near such favored ports an advantage over the people living in the interior of the country.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “The concentration of importations at any one port on the coast, or at several ports, gives to the people residing at or…”
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Sherman highlights the economic disparities caused by concentrating imports at specific ports.
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