Charles Sumner: “If any monopoly deserves unhesitating judgment, it must be that which…”

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If any monopoly deserves unhesitating judgment, it must be that which absorbs the rights of others and engrosses political power.

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Massachusetts

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He argues that monopolies that infringe on the rights of others should be judged harshly, particularly in a democratic context.

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Charles Sumner: “If any monopoly deserves unhesitating judgment, it must be that which absorbs the rights of others and engrosses…”