Benjamin Franklin: “Why then should we grieve, that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society?”

That the colonies have no representatives in parliament.

But when Britain values herself as affording us protection, we desire it may be considered, that we have followed her in all her wars, and joined with her at our own expence against all she thought fit to quarrel with.

We are restrained in our trade with foreign nations; and where we could be supplied with any manufacture cheaper from them, but must buy the same dearer from Britain, the difference of price is a clear tax to Britain.

An ancient sage valued himself upon this, that though he could not fiddle, he knew how to make a great city of a little one.