History still repeats the language in which our fathers persevered, when they denounced the last emanation of British tyranny which heralded the Revolution, as the Boston Port Bill; and I am content with this precedent.
In this quote, Sumner draws a parallel between past injustices and contemporary issues, invoking historical resistance to tyranny.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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