 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 trang
...pay, we might more easily discharge them, hut we have many others, and much more grievous to some or us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let... | |
 | William Vaughan - 1839 - 420 trang
...should be hung up in every cottage. It begins by stating we complain of the taxes by government ; but we are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...by our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; but if we lessened some of these useless taxes on ourselves, we should feel little from the others... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 trang
...the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but...our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot case or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let... | |
 | Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 trang
..."the taxes are, indeed, very heavy, and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but...our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing any abatement. However, let... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 trang
...taxes are indeed heavy ; and if those laid on by government were the only ones we had to pay, «'e might more easily discharge them;— but we have many...our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing any abatement. — FEANKLIN.... | |
 | 1841 - 300 trang
...he, ' the taxes are indeed very heavy ; if those laid on by the government were the only one* we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them : but...our pride, and four times as much by our folly : and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 trang
...The taxes are indeed very heavy ; and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them : but we have many others ; and they are much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness ; three times... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1844 - 600 trang
..."the taxes are indeed very heavy, and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but...our pride, and four times as much by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 trang
...the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them ; but...our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us, by allowing an abatement. However, let... | |
 | 1744 - 596 trang
...Franklin on one occasion, " and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to p*j, we might more easily discharge them ; but we have...taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as mads by our pride, and four times as much by our folly : and from these ;axes the commissioners canaot... | |
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... as Poor Richard says." They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows; "Friends," says he, and neighbours, "the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only ones... 
