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You cannot tax a book without taxing knowledge.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “You cannot tax a book without taxing knowledge.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement underscores Sumner's belief that taxing books is tantamount to taxing the very essence of knowledge.
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