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I don't doubt at all, that if the legislature repeal the stamp-act, the colonies will acquiesce in the authority.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “I don't doubt at all, that if the legislature repeal the stamp-act, the colonies will acquiesce in the authority.”
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Franklin expresses confidence that if the Stamp Act is repealed, the colonies will recognize the authority of the legislature.
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