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Reproduction of the original: Exempting the Churches by Jr. James F. Morton

Reproduction of the original: Exempting the Churches by Jr. James F. Morton

Excerpt from Exempting the ChurchesV have no right whatever, under the democratic prin ciple, to decree that this small oup shall be ex terminated, or even that it shal be subject to a special tax or to any other burdensome restraint not applied to all the people. Freedom of the press is a vital democratic principle, which becomes abso lutely worthless, unless it be recognized as a right of even the smallest minority, no less than of the large...

Excerpt from Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice. The history of the democratic spirit, from its first inception to the present day, is that of a ceaseless struggle with special privilege. The principle of caste, in its numerous manifestations, is constantly at war with the rights of man. After centuries of incessant conflict, the advance of democracy is beyond all question, and i...