Benjamin Franklin: “We have, it is true, had a long peace with the Indians: but it is a long peace indeed, as well as a long lane, that has…”

Some manufactures we could make, but are forbidden, and must take them of British merchants: the whole price is a tax paid to Britain.

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.

Public spirit really exists there, and has great effects.

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…