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Essays of Benjamin Franklin

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Monograph

Identifikator:
1043468137
URN:
urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-69435
Document type:
Monograph
Title:
Grundfragen der englischen Volkswirtschaft
Place of publication:
München
Publisher:
Verlag von Duncker & Humblot
Year of publication:
1913
Scope:
155 Seiten
Digitisation:
2018
Collection:
Economics Books
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Monograph
Structure type:
Chapter
Title:
V. Die Organisation des britischen Weltreichs. Von Professor Dr. M. J. Bonn
Collection:
Economics Books

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  • Essays of Benjamin Franklin
  • Title page
  • Contents
  • I. Plan for settling two western colonies in North America, with reason for the plan
  • II. The interest of Great Britain considered, with regard to her colonies and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe
  • III. Letter concerning the gratitude of America
  • IV. The examination of Dr. Benjamin Franklin in the british house of commons
  • V. Protective duties on imports and how they work
  • VI. Trade with England
  • VII. Causes of the american discontents before 1768
  • VIII. Positions to be examined, concerning national wealth
  • IX. To M. Dubourg
  • X. Plan for benefiting distant unprovided countries
  • XI. To Joseph Galloway
  • XII. Rules for reducing a Great Empire to a small one
  • XIII. An edict by the King of Prussia
  • XIV. Hints for conversation upon the subject of terms that might probably produce a durable ubion between Britain and the colonies
  • XV. To Mr. Strahan
  • XVI. To Joseph Priestley
  • XVII. The british nation, as it appeared to the colonists in 1775
  • XVIII. Vindication and offer from congress to parliament
  • XIX. Sketch of proposition for a peace
  • XX. Comparison of Great Britain and the United States in regard to the basis of credit in the two countries
  • XXI. To General Washington
  • XXII.From the count de Schaumbergh to the Baron Hohendorf, commanding the hessian troops in America
  • XXIII. To Gen. Washington
  • XXIV. A dialogue between Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Saxony, and America
  • XXV. To George Washington
  • XXVI. To Count de Vergennes
  • XXVII. To Benjamin Vaughan
  • XXVIII. To Mrs. Sarah Bache
  • XXIX. The international State of America; Being a true description of the interest and policy of that vast continent
  • XXX. To Bejamin Vaughan
  • XXXI.To Francis Maseres
  • XXXII. Proposales for consideration in the convention for forming the constitution of the United States
  • XXXIII. An adress to the public from the Pennsylvania Society for promoting the abolition of slavery, and the relief of free negroes unlawfully held in bondage

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Benjamin Franklin [17:5 
A. Because any young couple that are indus- 
trious, may easily obtain land of their own, on which 
they can raise a family. 
Q. Are not the lower ranks of people more at 
their ease in America than in England? 
A. They may be so, if they are sober and diligent, 
as they are better paid for their labor. 
Q. What is your opinion of a future tax, imposed 
on the same principle with that of the Stamp Act? 
How would the Americans receive it? 
A. Just as they do this. They would not pay it. 
(0. Have not you heard of the resolutions of this 
House, and of the House of Lords, asserting the 
right of Parliament relating to America, including a 
power to tax the people there? 
A. Yes, I have heard of such resolutions. 
QO. What will be the opinion of the Americans on 
those resolutions? 
A. They will think them unconstitutional and 
unjust. 
Q. Wasit an opinion in America before 1763, that 
the Parliament had no right to lay taxes and duties 
there? 
A. I never heard any objection to the right of 
laying duties to regulate commerce; but the right to 
lay internal taxes was never supposed to be in 
Parliament, as we are not represented there. 
OQ. On what do you found your opinion, that the 
people in America made any such distinction? 
A. 1 know that whenever the subject has oc- 
curred in conversation where I have been present, it 
has appeared to be the opinion of every one, that we 
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