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I venture to say, that, in point of principle, few questions of equal importance have arisen on this bill.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I venture to say, that, in point of principle, few questions of equal importance have arisen on this bill.”
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He asserts that the principle behind the tax on books is of significant importance.
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