It must be observed that our revenues are raised almost wholly on impo…

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It must be observed that our revenues are raised almost wholly on imported goods. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Brett F. Woods (2009). Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence, p.124, Algora Publishing
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