Charles Sumner: “We know, also, that, after long and protracted struggle, only during…”

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We know, also, that, after long and protracted struggle, only during this last year was the last tax on knowledge overthrown, being the paper duty.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner reflects on the recent abolition of a tax on paper, which he views as a victory for knowledge.

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Charles Sumner: “We know, also, that, after long and protracted struggle, only during this last year was the last tax on knowledge…”