 | Edmund Sears Morgan - 1959 - 184 pàgines
...the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country at the expence only of a little pen, ink and paper. They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect,... | |
 | Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin - 2005 - 514 pàgines
...as the people are in the several provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons, or armies to keep them in subjection. They were governed...Britain; for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated... | |
 | Janet Benge, Geoff Benge - 2005 - 214 pàgines
...the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons, or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed...little pen, ink, and paper. They were led by a thread," Ben replied. "And what is the temper of the Americans now?" the member asked in follow-up. "Very much... | |
 | T. H. Breen - 2004 - 400 pàgines
...results in distant provinces, for, as the members of Parliament had obviously forgotten, the Americans "were governed by this country at the expense only...little pen, ink and paper. They were led by a thread." The image of imperial authority as a mere thread was inspired. This most gentle form of social and... | |
 | James E. McWilliams - 2005 - 414 pàgines
...acts of Parliament." But their loyalty went beyond mere political admiration. Colonists, he continued, "had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great...Britain, for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce." This commerce, fueled by the ongoing... | |
 | Eve Tavor Bannet, Professor Eve Tavor Bannet - 2005 - 9 pàgines
...the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country only at the expense of a little pen, ink and paper. They were led by a thread. They had not only respect,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2006 - 317 pàgines
...the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons or armies, to keep them in subjection. They were governed by this country at the expence only of a little pen, ink and paper. They were led by a thread. They had not only a respect,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 2007 - 513 pàgines
...as the people are in the several provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons, or armies to keep them in subjection. They were governed...Britain; for its laws, its customs and manners, and even a fondness for its fashions, that greatly increased the commerce. Natives of Britain were always treated... | |
 | Eric Burns - 2007 - 480 pàgines
...the colonies in England, spoke for many of his fellow citizens of the New World when he said that he "had not only a respect, but an affection, for Great Britain." For that reason, he felt sorrow more than anger at Parliament's action. "I think [the Stamp Act] will affect... | |
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They submitted willingly to the government of the crown, and paid, in their courts, obedience to the acts of Parliament. Numerous as the people are in the several old provinces, they cost you nothing in forts, citadels, garrisons, or armies, to keep them... 
