 | William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells - 1903 - 1042 pages
...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...three times as much by our pride, and four times as mach by our folly ; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us byallowing an... | |
 | William B. Dillingham - 1986 - 464 pages
...nearly so heavy and enervating as those that they impose upon themselves. "We are taxed," he tells them, "twice as much by our Idleness, three times as much...and four times as much by our Folly, and from these Taxes the Commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement." 47 The point that he wishes... | |
 | James L. Huston - 1999 - 340 pages
...Samuel M. Wolfe, Helper's Impending Crisis Dissected (Philadelphia, 1860), 58. before still applied: "We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly."51 Southerners readily acceded to the necessity of cultivating the middle-class virtues of thrift,... | |
 | Various - 1994 - 676 pages
...follows; "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 ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken... | |
 | James Campbell - 1999 - 316 pages
...citizens voluntarily impose upon themselves: "the Taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the Government were the only Ones we had to pay, we might...many others, and much more grievous to some of us." As examples of these self-imposed 'taxes,' Father Abraham offers the following trio: "We are taxed... | |
 | J. D. Kroft - 2000 - 310 pages
...heavy, and if those laid by the government were the only ones, we might easily discharge them. But 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. —Benjamin Franklin ACHING —A/so see Government... | |
 | Bob Fenster - 2000 - 290 pages
...flew kites in thunderstorms, advised people who complained about the government imposing taxes that "we are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three...by our pride, and four times as much by our folly." Following Franklin's formula, the wise man would choose idleness over pride or folly as his preferred... | |
 | Walter Isaacson - 2005 - 576 pages
...follows: "Friends, says he, and neighbors, 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... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2004 - 320 pages
...follows; "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 ease or deliver us by allowing an Abatement. However let us hearken... | |
 | Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo - 2004 - 132 pages
...follows. "Friends," says he, "and neighbors, 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,... 
