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The moral obligation of commercial intercourse between nations is founded entirely and exclusively upon the Christian precept to love your neighbor as yourself.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “The moral obligation of commercial intercourse between nations is founded entirely and exclusively upon the Christian…”
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Quincy asserts that the moral basis for international trade is rooted in Christian ethics.
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