 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1793 - 282 pages
...the profits ought *' to be leflened by the legiflature." Thefe ideas prevailing more or lefs in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has a means of living at home, to expatriate himfelf in hopes of obtaining a profitable civil office in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Essays - 1794 - 348 pages
...it, the profits ought to be leffened by the legiiiature." Thefe ideas prevailing more or lefs in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has a means of living at home, to expatriate himfelf in hopes of obtaining a profitable ciul office in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1806 - 590 pages
...expectants; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...legislature." These ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has a means of living at home, to expatriate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1806 - 586 pages
...expectants; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes, so...legislature." These ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has a means of living at home, to expatriate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...expectants ; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...legislature." These ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any mail's while who has a means of living at home, to expatriate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American literature - 1810 - 292 pages
...;- faction, conte-ntion, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...legislature." These ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has> a means of living at home, to expatriate... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 196 pages
...expectants ; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...ought to be lessened by the legislature." These ideas previaling more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while who has a means... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1811 - 190 pages
...expectants ; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...ought to be lessened by the legislature." These ideas previaling more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while who has a means... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1815 - 336 pages
...it, the profits ought to be lessened by the legislature " These ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has a means of living at home, to expatriate himself in hopes of obtaining a profitable civil office in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...expectants; faction, contention, corruption, and disorder, among the people. Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so...legislature." These ideas prevailing more or less in all the United States, it cannot be worth any man's while, who has a means of living at home, to expatriate... | |
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Wherefore, whenever an office, through increase of fees or otherwise, becomes so profitable as to occasion many to apply for it, the profits ought to be lessened by the legislature. 
