Charles Sumner: “The letters of a man might be opened, and he might not have the…”

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The letters of a man might be opened, and he might not have the slightest intimation that he was betrayed.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the violation of privacy that occurs when a person's letters can be opened without their knowledge.

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Charles Sumner: “The letters of a man might be opened, and he might not have the slightest intimation that he was betrayed.”