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To such extent are the great liberties of speech and of the press subverted!
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To such extent are the great liberties of speech and of the press subverted!”
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This statement reflects Sumner's concern about the erosion of free speech and press under oppressive regimes.
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