Charles Sumner: “Therefore I insist, that, because we tax food and clothes for the…”

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Therefore I insist, that, because we tax food and clothes for the body, this is no reason why we should tax food and clothes for the mind.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that taxing knowledge is unjustified, even if other necessities are taxed.

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Charles Sumner: “Therefore I insist, that, because we tax food and clothes for the body, this is no reason why we should tax food and…”