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For suppose the colonies were to lay the duties which furnished their contingent upon the importation of your manufactures; you know you would never suffer such a tax to be laid.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke argues that if the colonies were to impose duties on British imports, it would be unacceptable to Britain, highlighting the imbalance in taxation power.
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