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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