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And what may we expect to be the consequence, but desertion of plantations, ruin, bloodshed and confusion!
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “And what may we expect to be the consequence, but desertion of plantations, ruin, bloodshed and confusion!”
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Franklin predicts dire consequences such as desertion and bloodshed if the situation worsens.
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