Benjamin Franklin: “If any good may be done I shall rejoice; but at present I almost despair.”

By our greatly encreasing the demand and consumption of British manufactures, their price is considerably raised of late years; the advantage is clear profit to Britain, and enables its people better to pay great taxes; and much of it…

If the English would advance one step further, or cover themselves where they are, it must be at once, by one large step over the mountains, with a numerous and military colony.

That the colonies have no representatives in parliament.

But it seems not of so much importance, whether the fighting be done by John or Thomas, or the tax paid by William or Charles.