And if the parliament has a right thus to take from us a penny in the pound, where is the line drawn that bounds that right, and what shall hinder their calling whenever they please for the other nineteen shillings and eleven pence?
Franklin raises concerns about the extent of parliamentary power over colonial finances, questioning where the limits lie.
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