Charles Sumner: “Our fathers, when they cried out that taxation without representation…”

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Our fathers, when they cried out that taxation without representation is tyranny, were not more than two millions and a half.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the historical context of taxation without representation, noting the population size then and now.

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Charles Sumner: “Our fathers, when they cried out that taxation without representation is tyranny, were not more than two millions and a…”