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 becaue notions cannot always be found more intelligible than thoe which are quetioned. It is difficult to prove the principles of practice, becaue they have for the mot part not been dicovered by invetigation, but obtruded by experience, and the demontrator will find, after an operoe deduction, that he has been trying to make that een which can be only felt.

this kind is the poition, that the upreme power of every community has the right of requiring from all its ubjects uch contributions as are neceary to the public afety or public properity, which was conidered by all mankind as compriing the primary and eential condition of all political ociety, till it became diputed by thoe zealots of anarchy, who have denied to the Parliament of Britain the right of taxing the American Colonies.

favour of this exemption of the Americans from the authority of their lawful