1.This increases the expense of government, and reduces correspondingly the amount of economic resource that could be used to developing the country.
9 b G# q. w0 Z5 i5 u8 H9 U! ?2.This may be illustrated by comparing the position of a nation with that of a private business enterprise.
% P' W, a3 ^( G9 K3.Such administrative overhead in a business is analogous to the cost of government in a nation.
x+ h. j0 m) b# l) W, F$ P4.If they can each be trusted to take such responsibilities, and to exercise such initiative as falls within their sphere, then administrative overhead will be low.
! g- o% q3 [- x6 Z5.It is precisely the same with a nation.
6 m8 Q( T9 w7 L8 l6 m9 h6.A disunited nation therefore has to incur unduly high costs of government.
I! F' z5 c8 ]. h4 x7.we shall undergo a progressive loss of our vigor and resistance …
, H* b! A" a z' L- c( M8 P. k8.differ (little) from person to person! o2 F6 K) d0 W9 t6 m
9.so that there are heavy odds in favor of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty$ n9 S5 z# `& A# k* J5 ^( Z
10. like the cooling of a hot kettle or the wearing-out of a pair of shoes. |