| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 3945 |
| AUTHOR: | Benjamin Franklin (17061790) |
| QUOTATION: | Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letter on the Stamp Act, July 1, 1765. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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