 | 1838 - 444 páginas
...cottage. It begins by stating that we complain of the taxes imposed upon us by government, but, it adds, ' we are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.' Now, if we lessen some of these useless taxes made by ourselves, we should feel but little from the... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1839 - 246 páginas
...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...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 us hearken... | |
 | William Vaughan - 1839 - 420 páginas
...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... | |
 | 536 páginas
...they're gone, Will appear as short as one ! THE taxes are indeed heavy; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them : — hut we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by... | |
 | Edward Stanley Bosanquet - 1840 - 436 páginas
...Franklin's Essays.) "Friends," says he, "the taxes are, indeed, very heavy, and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might...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 us hearken... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 342 páginas
...• Friends (says he) and neighbours, the taxes are indeed very heavy ; and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might...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 us hearken... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 páginas
...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...and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing any abatement. — FEANKLIN. ON OF THE... | |
 | 1841 - 300 páginas
...says 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...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 us hearken... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 páginas
...shall we ever be able to pay them ?" The taxes are indeed very heavy ; and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might...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 páginas
...proceeded as follows. "Friends," said he, "the taxes are indeed very heavy, and, if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might...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 us hearken... | |
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A word to the wise is enough, and many words wont fill a bushel, 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,... 
