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In England, the most important measure of recent reform, the abolition of the laws imposing a protective duty on corn, was carried only by a third party.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In England, the most important measure of recent reform, the abolition of the laws imposing a protective duty on corn…”
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He references a significant reform in England that was achieved through the efforts of a new political party.
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