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The dispute between the two countries has already cost England many millions sterling, which it has lost in its commerce, and America has in this respect been a proportionable gainer.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “The dispute between the two countries has already cost England many millions sterling, which it has lost in its…”
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Franklin notes the financial losses England has incurred due to the dispute with America, suggesting a shift in economic power.
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