The Tea Tax and Stamp Act, which aroused the patriot rage of our fathers, were virtues by the side of your transgression; nor would it be easy to imagine, at this day, any measure which more openly and wantonly defied every sentiment of justice, humanity, and Christianity.
Sumner compares the injustices of his time to the grievances that sparked the American Revolution, emphasizing their severity.
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Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.
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