Benjamin Franklin: “It cannot be my constantly and uniformly promoting the measures of the crown, ever since I had any influence in the…”

As it is in my power, as far as my testimony will be regarded, to refute this charge, I think it due to our friendship to do it.

Franklin's hand, in conjunction with his brethren of the learned committee, that compound of fraud and folly was unveiled, and received its death-wound.

Few of their Children in the Country learn English . . . The Signs in our Streets have Inscriptions in both Languages, and in some places only [their language] . . . In short, unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned…

I wish old England were as happy in its government, but I do not see it.