Word: flunkyism
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...help, and not a drawback, and except when defeated by want of means or other special circumstances, never fail to get it for their sons. All Scotchmen are not graduates, but in theory the Scotchman - who, be it remembered, is not led away on the subject either by flunkyism or sentiment, or any strong wish that his sons should have an easy time - holds decidedly that they ought to be, that it would be well if they could be, and that if they were the work would be better and not worse done. And he quotes with some energy...
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