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But this is the very thing now done by New Jersey, which “exacts a duty” from passengers across the State.
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He points out that New Jersey is currently imposing a tax on passengers, which he argues is unconstitutional.
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As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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