Charles Sumner: “The difference between a revenue law and the great statute of Freedom…”

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The difference between a revenue law and the great statute of Freedom is as wide as the space between earth and heaven.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the profound difference between ordinary laws and the fundamental right to freedom.

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Charles Sumner: “The difference between a revenue law and the great statute of Freedom is as wide as the space between earth and heaven.”