Quote#Freedom
As to the Bill itself, it only empowers rich Foreigners to purchase…
Quote byJosiah Tucker · 1713–1799
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On the Jewish Naturalisation Act 1753; A Letter to a Friend Concerning Naturalizations (1753), p. 6.
English (original)
As to the Bill itself, it only empowers rich Foreigners to purchase Lands, and to carry on a free and extensive Commerce, by importing all Sorts of Merchandise and Raw Materials, allowed by Law to be imported, for the Employment of our own People, and then Exporting the Surplus of the Produce, Labour, and Manufactures of our own Country, upon cheaper and better Terms than is done at present.
— Josiah Tucker
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