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The Roman Question

CHAPTER XIX
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Now in the States of the Church all the manufactures of any importance constitute privileges bestowed by the government upon its friends.

Not only tobacco and salt, but sugar, glass, wax, and stearine, are objects of privilege.

Privilege here--privilege there--privilege everywhere.

An Insurance Company is established, of course by special privilege.

The very baskets used by the cherry-vendors are the monopoly of a privileged basket-maker.


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