That those whose immediate pecuniary interests are to be affected by proposed expenditures should shrink from the application of a rule which prefers their more general and remote interests to those which are personal and immediate is to be expected.
Jackson notes that those with direct financial stakes in expenditures may resist broader interests being prioritized.
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The power, however, is in your hands, and the remedy must and will be applied if you determine upon it.
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