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Every tax upon books, therefore, is an impediment to that education which is the pride of our country.
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Here, Sumner argues that taxing books undermines the educational values that America prides itself on.
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It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
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