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Just as it happens, whenever the laws of trade, whenever the laws of revenue, press hard upon the people in England: in that case all your shores are full of contraband.
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Edmund Burke
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Editor's note · Context
Burke draws a parallel between the smuggling in England and the colonies, highlighting the universal nature of resistance to oppressive laws.
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