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I am resolved this day to have nothing at all to do with the question of the right of taxation.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “I am resolved this day to have nothing at all to do with the question of the right of taxation.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke declares his intention to avoid discussing the contentious issue of taxation rights.
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