Benjamin Franklin: “It is true, we love the handsome, we applaud the learned, and we fear the rich and powerful; but we even worship and…”

I apprehend, that excluding the people of the colonies from all share in the choice of the grand council will give extreme dissatisfaction; as well as the taxing them by act of parliament, where they have no representation.

The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement.

But it seems not of so much importance, whether the fighting be done by John or Thomas, or the tax paid by William or Charles.

And as there are already in the old colonies many thousands of families that are ready to swarm, wanting more land; the richness and natural advantage of the Ohio country would draw most of them thither, were there but a tolerable prospect…