Canada has also found means to make this nation spend two or three millions a year in America; and a people, how small soever, that in their present situation, can do this as often as we have a war with them, is, methinks, "an enemy to be apprehended.
Franklin warns that even a small enemy force can significantly drain resources during wartime, highlighting the threat posed by Canada.
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