...I am still of opinion that it would have been happy for those on both sides of the water if it had been adopted. The colonies, so united, would have...been sufficiently strong to have defended themselves, and there would then have been no need of troops from England." What might have followed in discussion...

...true medium, and I am still of opinion it would have been happy for both sides the water if it had been adopted. The colonies, so united, would have been sufficiently strong to defend themselves; there would then have been no need of troops from England. Of course the subsequent...

...the true medium ; and I am still of opinion that it would have been happy for both sides if it had been adopted. The Colonies so united would have been...been no need of troops from England. Of course, the consequent pretext for taxing America and the bloody contest it occasioned would have been avoided....

...themselves. There would then have been no need of troops from England. Of course, the consequent pretext for taxing America and the bloody contest it occasioned would have been avoided. But such mistakes are not new; history is full of the errors of states and princes. Those who govern,...

.... . . I am still of the opinion that it would have been happy for both sides of the water if it had been adopted. The colonies, so united, would have...bloody contest it occasioned, would have been avoided. But such mistakes are not new ; history is full of the errors of states and princes. " Look round the...

.... . . 1 am still of the opinion that it would have been happy for both sides of the water if it had been adopted. The colonies, so united, would have...bloody contest it occasioned, would have been avoided. But such mistakes are not new ; history is full of the errors of states and princes. " Look round the...

...the true medium ; and I am still of opinion that it would have been happy for both sides if it had been adopted. The colonies so united would have been...sufficiently strong to have defended themselves ; there would have been no need of troops from England ; of course the subsequent pretext for taxing America, and...

...aarzeling. In later tijden heeft Franldin dit zeer bejammerd. „The Colonies so united", schrijft hij dan, „would have been sufficiently strong to have defended...would then have been no need of troops from England. The consequent pretext for taxing America and the bloody contest it occasioned would have been avoided."...

...Autobiography he wrote, "I am still of opinion that it would have been happy for both sides the water if it had been adopted. The colonies, so united, would have...bloody contest it occasioned, would have been avoided." 1 It is of interest to note that as late as 1788, when this was written, the old man still regretted...

...Congress of 1754, and laments that the plan he had advanced was never been put into effect: 'there would have been no need of Troops from England; of course...bloody Contest it occasioned, would have been avoided'. In one way, the Albany Plan's failure seemed to exemplify the basic differences between the English...