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And if they had had a defence they were in no danger even if they had violated the law ignorantly, for no Secretary would have allowed honest men to suffer for an ignorant violation of the revenue laws.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “And if they had had a defence they were in no danger even if they had violated the law ignorantly, for no Secretary…”
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Boutwell reassures that honest individuals would not suffer for unintentional violations of revenue laws.
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