The supremacy of that legislature, I believe, will be best preserved by making a very sparing use of it; never but for the evident good of the colonies themselves, or of the whole British empire; never for the partial advantage of Britain to their prejudice.
Franklin believes that the supremacy of the British legislature should be exercised sparingly for the benefit of the colonies and the empire.
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