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Sir, — This "Easter a quote from the Bible might be ap- - .propriate. In; St Matthew’s Gospel (Ch 22, v 21) Christ , said to the Pharisees, thehypocrites, “Give to Caesar, the things that are . Caesar’s; r ■ .” In those days Caesar the Emperor was the govern- . -rnent.?So we should give to ; rithe Government etiough.S of hire things it needs so- that: it ■ ■can govern with honour and ■ .justice fpr .the/gdody'of'rth®- " ; people,. but no more than enough. Christ continued; larid '(give) 'to God, the ! ithings.. that" are God’s.”;.The. j ipwple? arid' the ■ thirigs - that - ‘
belong to the people are God’s. The people 2ave the right to the fruits o.f their, labours and the resources of their, land. For the Government--. to -arrogate to itself the right to give the people's possessions away and accept. vast debts in their name so that much of their labour is wasted in paying Interest, is neither 'honourable nor just. — Yours, etc., 1 G. K. MURROW, March 31, 1980.
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