In "National Thoughts, " LordTownshend was worried about the poor, and paternalistically advocated removingthe enforceability in court of small amounts of debt in order to help theircondition.

在《国民思考》里，汤森勋爵替民生担忧，为了改善穷人的境遇，他以家长制的口气提倡法庭不再强制执行小额贷款。

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Now you can take that person to court, to civil court or small claims court, to try to get your money, but you're still on the hook for that debt.

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