Essays and Letters, Volume 2R. & W.A.Bartow & Company, 1822 - American essays |
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... this , all the laws made to discourage fo- reign manufactures , by laying heavy duties on them , or totally prohibiting them ; whereby the rich are obliged to pay much higher prices for what they wear 23 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
... this , all the laws made to discourage fo- reign manufactures , by laying heavy duties on them , or totally prohibiting them ; whereby the rich are obliged to pay much higher prices for what they wear 23 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
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Benjamin Franklin. obliged to pay much higher prices for what they wear and consume than if the trade was open . These are so many laws for the support of our la- bouring poor , made by the rich , and continued at their expense : all the ...
Benjamin Franklin. obliged to pay much higher prices for what they wear and consume than if the trade was open . These are so many laws for the support of our la- bouring poor , made by the rich , and continued at their expense : all the ...
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... oblige them to sell ; and thus this difference is equalled . I allow also that part of the expense of the rich is in foreign produce or manufactures , for producing which the labouring poor of other nations must be paid but then I say ...
... oblige them to sell ; and thus this difference is equalled . I allow also that part of the expense of the rich is in foreign produce or manufactures , for producing which the labouring poor of other nations must be paid but then I say ...
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... Oblige -d . I is in cing t be la- fac To- at S ch 1 the labour of the poor , and selling it at advanced prices to the rich ; but then they cannot enjoy that profit , or the incomes of estates , but by spending them in employing and ...
... Oblige -d . I is in cing t be la- fac To- at S ch 1 the labour of the poor , and selling it at advanced prices to the rich ; but then they cannot enjoy that profit , or the incomes of estates , but by spending them in employing and ...
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... obliged to fight , but to transport merchandise ; in the king's service he is obliged to fight , and to hazard all the dangers of battle COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL . 47.
... obliged to fight , but to transport merchandise ; in the king's service he is obliged to fight , and to hazard all the dangers of battle COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL . 47.
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