Scheme for Reducing, and Finally Redeeming, the National Debt, and for Gaining Half a Million of Revenue, by Extinguishing a Tax (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Scheme for Reducing, and Finally Redeeming, the National Debt, and for Gaining Half a Million of Revenue, by Extinguishing a Tax

The hifiory of this country for the lali eeri tury will teach us, that we have feldom enjoyed fifteen years of Peace together, and that upon an average in every period of twenty years, at leafl: five or fix of thofe'yeats have been years of War; ahd if we refieét for a moment on' the relative fitu ation of Britain's fiill extended Empire, on the Unfettled Rate and new-formed alliances of neigturing nations; and, above all, on the magnitude of our Debt, and that we have an enemy evel' watchful to feize on every advan tage tending to deprefs thefe kingdoms, it will appear more than probable, that What has uni formly happened may continue to happen, and abundantly jufllfy the premption: And alé tho' we lhould be more fortunate and enjoy a con'tinual Peace during the period flared or longer, We fhould be Wanting 1n prudencemit would be folly - ir would be madnefs to be un' prepared againft the events of War.

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