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Charles Sumner: “Still among us are four million citizens robbed of all share in the government of a common country, while, at the same…”

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Still among us are four million citizens robbed of all share in the government of a common country, while, at the same time, according to their means, they are taxed, directly and indirectly, for the support of the Government.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner points out the injustice faced by millions who are taxed without representation in government.

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