Sentence:  The gentle Channing , revered by all Bostonians , orthodox or Unitarian , wrote to a friend in Louisville that among its many virtues Boston did not abound in a tolerant spirit , that the yoke of opinion <WSD>crushed</WSD> individuality of judgment and action : `` No city in the world is governed so little by a police , and so much by mutual inspections and what is called public sentiment . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority