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The unconstitutional Stamp Act was welcomed in the Colonies by the Tories of that day precisely as the unconstitutional Slave Act is welcomed by large and imperious numbers among us.
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Sumner draws a parallel between the historical reception of the Stamp Act and contemporary attitudes towards the Slave Act.
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