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Have not instructions from hence been sometimes sent over to governors, highly oppressive and unpolitical?
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “Have not instructions from hence been sometimes sent over to governors, highly oppressive and unpolitical?”
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Franklin questions the oppressive nature of instructions sent to colonial governors, reflecting on governance issues.
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