 She carries on a war against the lawful commerce of a friend that she may the better carry on a commerce with an enemy — a commerce polluted by the forgeries and perjuries which are for the most part the only passports by which it can succeed.  Cobbett's Political Register - Page 215edited by - 1812Full view - About this book
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