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There may have been a time for disputes about the wisdom of resisting the stamp tax, but it was not just after Bunker Hill.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Editor's note · Context
Reid reflects on the historical context of resistance to taxation, suggesting that some debates are better left for another time.
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