Charles Sumner: “To add to their cost by a heavy duty is an outrage, for it is…”

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To add to their cost by a heavy duty is an outrage, for it is depriving men of small means of the tools whereby they live.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues against heavy duties on books, emphasizing their importance for those with limited means.

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Charles Sumner: “To add to their cost by a heavy duty is an outrage, for it is depriving men of small means of the tools whereby they…”