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An American through and through, he never thought of anything but casting his lot with that of his countrymen; and on March 21, 1775, he left England, and became an original Son of the American Revolution. AN AMERICAN THROUGH AND THROUGH HE NEVER THOUGHT OF ANYTHING BUT CASTING HIS LOT WITH THAT OF HIS COUNTRYMEN AND ON MARCH TWENTY FIRST SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FIVE HE LEFT ENGLAND AND BECAME AN ORIGINAL SON OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
 in his examination occurred the famous passage: “Question--‘Can anything less than a military force carry the Stamp Act into execution?’ “Answer--‘I do not see how a military force could be applied to that purpose.’ “Question--‘Why may it not?’ “Answer--‘Suppose a military force be sent into America, they will find nobody in arms; what are they then to do? They cannot force a man to take stamps who chooses to do without them. They will not find a rebellion; they will indeed make one.’” [Illustration: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN By Boyle This statue stands at Ninth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, close to the spot where Franklin first drew electricity from the sky] [Illustration: STATUETTE OF FRANKLIN AND LOUIS XVI. French porcelain. Metropolitan Museum of Art] Franklin’s position had great weight in bringing about the repeal of the Stamp Act; and thereafter he strove with all his might to prevent the breaking up of the empire. When the storm broke in 1775, Franklin needed to make no choice. 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 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 ANSWER I DO NOT SEE HOW A MILITARY FORCE COULD BE APPLIED TO THAT PURPOSE QUESTION WHY MAY IT NOT ANSWER SUPPOSE A MILITARY FORCE BE SENT INTO AMERICA THEY WILL FIND NOBODY IN ARMS WHAT ARE THEY THEN TO DO THEY CANNOT FORCE A MAN TO TAKE STAMPS WHO CHOOSES TO DO WITHOUT THEM THEY WILL NOT FIND A REBELLION THEY WILL INDEED MAKE ONE FRANKLIN'S POSITION HAD GREAT WEIGHT IN BRINGING ABOUT THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT AND THEREAFTER HE STROVE WITH ALL HIS MIGHT TO PREVENT THE BREAKING UP OF THE EMPIRE WHEN THE STORM BROKE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY FIVE FRANKLIN NEEDED TO MAKE NO CHOICE
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