Charles Sumner: “It is a curiosity of despotism that the people are too often…”

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It is a curiosity of despotism that the people are too often unconscious of their slavery, as they are unconscious also of bad laws.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner points out that people often remain unaware of their oppression under despotic laws.

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Charles Sumner: “It is a curiosity of despotism that the people are too often unconscious of their slavery, as they are unconscious also…”