It is very imprudent to deprive America of any of her privileges. If h…

Benjamin Franklin
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It is very imprudent to deprive America of any of her privileges. If her commerce and friendship are of any importance to you, they are to be had on no other terms than leaving her in the full enjoyment of her rights. ✨ Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin, William Duane (1834). Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, p.515
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