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You will find, that if the act is not repealed, they will take very little of your manufactures in a short time.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “You will find, that if the act is not repealed, they will take very little of your manufactures in a short time.”
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Franklin suggests that the repeal of the act is crucial for maintaining American trade with Britain.
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