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When the question of the Stamp Act arose in 1766, Franklin appeared before the House of Commons to protest, and in his examination occurred the famous passage: "Question  'Can anything less than a military force carry the Stamp Act into execution? WHEN THE QUESTION OF THE STAMP ACT AROSE IN SEVENTEEN SIXTY SIX FRANKLIN APPEARED BEFORE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO PROTEST AND IN HIS EXAMINATION OCCURRED THE FAMOUS PASSAGE QUESTION CAN ANYTHING LESS THAN A MILITARY FORCE CARRY THE STAMP ACT INTO EXECUTION
one of the few Americans that became renowned in England. For years he stood for the thought that Englishmen in Great Britain and the Colonies were alike citizens of a common Anglo-Saxon empire, which might look forward to a glorious future. He even ventured to assert that “the foundations of the future grandeur and stability of the British empire lie in America.” The English government bestowed upon him the important post of deputy-postmaster-general for the Colonies. He so impressed the men of learning that he received doctorates of law from the universities of St. Andrews, Oxford, and Edinburgh. Yet his public functions were the lesser part of his influence; he found friends everywhere, and by his personal relations with ministers and private persons affected the minds of the British. The colonies of Georgia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts also designated him as their agent, and his various public offices brought him in the large income for that time of fifteen hundred pounds a year.  FRANKLIN WAS ONE OF THE FEW AMERICANS THAT BECAME RENOWNED IN ENGLAND FOR YEARS HE STOOD FOR THE THOUGHT THAT ENGLISHMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES WERE ALIKE CITIZENS OF A COMMON ANGLO SAXON EMPIRE WHICH MIGHT LOOK FORWARD TO A GLORIOUS FUTURE HE EVEN VENTURED TO ASSERT THAT THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE FUTURE GRANDEUR AND STABILITY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE LIE IN AMERICA THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT BESTOWED UPON HIM THE IMPORTANT POST OF DEPUTY POSTMASTER GENERAL FOR THE COLONIES HE SO IMPRESSED THE MEN OF LEARNING THAT HE RECEIVED DOCTORATES OF LAW FROM THE UNIVERSITIES OF SAINT ANDREW'S OXFORD AND EDINBURGH YET HIS PUBLIC FUNCTIONS WERE THE LESSER PART OF HIS INFLUENCE HE FOUND FRIENDS EVERYWHERE AND BY HIS PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH MINISTERS AND PRIVATE PERSONS AFFECTED THE MINDS OF THE BRITISH THE COLONIES OF GEORGIA NEW JERSEY AND MASSACHUSETTS ALSO DESIGNATED HIM AS THEIR AGENT AND HIS VARIOUS PUBLIC OFFICES BROUGHT HIM IN THE LARGE INCOME FOR THAT TIME OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR
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