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... proper share in the war ( below , p . 21 ) .1 The colonists not only denied this , but asserted that they were pulling more than their own weight in imperial taxation ( pp . 28-9 , 33 ) , and that the fruits of victory were imperial ...
... proper share in the war ( below , p . 21 ) .1 The colonists not only denied this , but asserted that they were pulling more than their own weight in imperial taxation ( pp . 28-9 , 33 ) , and that the fruits of victory were imperial ...
Page 21
... proper to require some assistance from our colonies , to preserve to themselves their present safety , than when this country is almost undone by procuring it ? Can any time be more proper to impose some tax upon their trade , than when ...
... proper to require some assistance from our colonies , to preserve to themselves their present safety , than when this country is almost undone by procuring it ? Can any time be more proper to impose some tax upon their trade , than when ...
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... proper number of persons to be nominated by the individual legislatures ' . He said he thought it his duty to speak his mind frankly . Gentlemen he hoped would not be alarmed at the idea . Nothing short of this approach towards a proper ...
... proper number of persons to be nominated by the individual legislatures ' . He said he thought it his duty to speak his mind frankly . Gentlemen he hoped would not be alarmed at the idea . Nothing short of this approach towards a proper ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
The Western Problem 176388 | xix |
The Crisis 17726 | xxxiii |
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