Charles Sumner: “And just in this degree must history condemn the Slave Act more than…”

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And just in this degree must history condemn the Slave Act more than the Stamp Act.

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He asserts that history will judge the Slave Act more harshly than the Stamp Act due to its moral implications.

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Charles Sumner: “And just in this degree must history condemn the Slave Act more than the Stamp Act.”