No usurping monopoly should be allowed to establish itself in any State across the national highway, and, like a baron of the Middle Ages perched in his rocky fastness, levy toll and tribute from the wayfarers of business, pleasure, or duty.
Sumner warns against monopolies that exploit interstate commerce, likening them to feudal barons.
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