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They will not find a rebellion; they will indeed make one. THEY WILL NOT FIND A REBELLION THEY WILL INDEED MAKE
aw 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. 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?’ “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. D 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 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
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