Charles Sumner: “If this monopoly is offensive on its face, it becomes still more…”

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If this monopoly is offensive on its face, it becomes still more offensive, when we consider the motive in which it had its origin.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques a monopoly that he finds particularly offensive due to its underlying motives.

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Charles Sumner: “If this monopoly is offensive on its face, it becomes still more offensive, when we consider the motive in which it had…”