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Quotation from Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge by Supreme Court of the United States
“We shall be thrown back to the improvements of the last century, and obliged to stand still, until the claims of the old turnpike corporations shall be satisfied; and they shall consent to permit these states to avail themselves of the lights of modern science, and to partake of the benefit of those improvements which are now adding to the wealth and prosperity, and the convenience and comfort, of every other part of the civilized world.”
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Taney's closing warning against a rule that would let older franchises halt railroads and canals.
Citation: "We shall be thrown back to the improvements of the last century, and obliged to stand still, until the claims of the old turnpike corporations shall be satisfied; and they shall consent to permit these states to avail themselves of the lights of modern science, and to partake of the benefit of those improvements which are now adding to the wealth and prosperity, and the convenience and comfort, of every other part of the civilized world." — Supreme Court of the United States, Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id charles-river-bridge-v-warren-bridge-q4)
Portrait: TANEY, Roger B-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait), The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain.
