Source: John Randolph, Congress, 1816 Sir, I am convinced that it would be... unjust, to aggravate the burdens of the people for the purpose of favoring the manufacturers; for this government created and gave power to Congress to regulate commerce and equalize duties on the whole of the United States, and not to lay a duty but with a steady eye to revenue. With my goodwill, sir, [no] one interest in the country [should be] sacrificed by the management of taxation to another.... The agriculturalists bear the whole brunt of the war and taxation, and remain poor, while the others run in the ring of pleasure, and fatten upon them.
Source: John Randolph, Congress, 1816 Sir, I am convinced that it would be... unjust, to aggravate the burdens of the people for the purpose of favoring the manufacturers; for this government created and gave power to Congress to regulate commerce and equalize duties on the whole of the United States, and not to lay a duty but with a steady eye to revenue. With my goodwill, sir, [no] one interest in the country [should be] sacrificed by the management of taxation to another.... The agriculturalists bear the whole brunt of the war and taxation, and remain poor, while the others run in the ring of pleasure, and fatten upon them.
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Source: John Randolph, Congress, 1816
Sir, I am convinced that it would be unjust, to aggravate the burdens of the people for
the purpose of favoring the manufacturers; for this government created and gave power to
Congress to regulate commerce and equalize duties on the whole of the United States, and
not to lay a duty but with a steady eye to revenue. With my goodwill, sir, [no] one interest
in the country [should be] sacrificed by the management of taxation to another. ... The
agriculturalists bear the whole brunt of the war and taxation, and remain poor, while the
others run in the ring of pleasure, and fatten upon them.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F352fd6ad-7fab-4a8a-a0ed-5a04a34f5ccf%2F61b1d628-6fde-45af-b47d-7726b09dde7e%2Fjd6swwo_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Source: John Randolph, Congress, 1816
Sir, I am convinced that it would be unjust, to aggravate the burdens of the people for
the purpose of favoring the manufacturers; for this government created and gave power to
Congress to regulate commerce and equalize duties on the whole of the United States, and
not to lay a duty but with a steady eye to revenue. With my goodwill, sir, [no] one interest
in the country [should be] sacrificed by the management of taxation to another. ... The
agriculturalists bear the whole brunt of the war and taxation, and remain poor, while the
others run in the ring of pleasure, and fatten upon them.
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