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If the principle of the repeal was not good, why are we not at war for a real, substantial, effective revenue?
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “If the principle of the repeal was not good, why are we not at war for a real, substantial, effective revenue?”
Editor's note · Context
Burke questions the rationale behind not going to war for revenue if the repeal of the Stamp Act was unjustifiable.
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