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No good reason exists for the marked distinction which appears upon our statutes between the laws for protecting life and property at sea and those for protecting them on land.
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gutenberg.orgFranklin Pierce: “No good reason exists for the marked distinction which appears upon our statutes between the laws for protecting life…”
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Pierce argues against the legal distinction between protections for life and property at sea versus on land.
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