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There may be a few among them that deserve the name of factious and violent, as there are in all countries; but these would have little influence, if the great majority of sober reasonable people were satisfied.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “There may be a few among them that deserve the name of factious and violent, as there are in all countries; but these…”
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Franklin acknowledges that while some colonists may be factious, the majority of reasonable people will have little influence if satisfied.
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