The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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There was not , in fact , the same necessity for the modern conception of war as there is to - day , since the modern notion of neutrality with the rights and duties of neutrals which it involves was non - existent .
There was not , in fact , the same necessity for the modern conception of war as there is to - day , since the modern notion of neutrality with the rights and duties of neutrals which it involves was non - existent .
Page 580
... England or to one of her colonies ; in the one case it paid import duties and in the other the Plantation duties on export . The yield of these duties was a direct contribution to the revenue which the State did not want to forgo .
... England or to one of her colonies ; in the one case it paid import duties and in the other the Plantation duties on export . The yield of these duties was a direct contribution to the revenue which the State did not want to forgo .
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Such duties , however , must not be intended to raise a revenue . ... It will be seen that this position went just far enough to exclude Townshend's duties , and to appeal to moderate " patriots " who did not wish to go any further .
Such duties , however , must not be intended to raise a revenue . ... It will be seen that this position went just far enough to exclude Townshend's duties , and to appeal to moderate " patriots " who did not wish to go any further .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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