Charles Sumner: “But what must be the astonishment, when it appears, that, instead of…”

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But what must be the astonishment, when it appears, that, instead of reducing a tax on knowledge, you augment it!

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses astonishment at the decision to increase taxes on knowledge, highlighting the irony of such a policy.

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Charles Sumner: “But what must be the astonishment, when it appears, that, instead of reducing a tax on knowledge, you augment it!”