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of the people that is the cause of all the good ; 

 and, if this be obtained, I, for my part, will 

 never quarrel with any body about names. 



422. Taxes and Priests; for these always 

 lay on heavily together. On the subject of 

 taxes, I have, perhaps, spoken sufficiently clear 



before; but, it is a great subject. I will, on 

 these subjects, address myself more imme 

 diately to my old neighbours of Botley, and 

 endeavour to make them understand, what 

 America is as to taxes and priests. 



423. Worried, my old neighbours, as you are 

 by tax-gatherers of all descriptions from the 

 County-Collector, who rides in his coach and 

 four down to the petty Window-Peeper, the 

 little miserable spy, who is constantly on the 

 look out for you, as if he were a thief-catcher 

 and you were thieves ; devoured as you are 

 by these vermin, big and little, you will with 

 difficulty form an idea of the state of America 

 in this respect, ft is a state of such blessed 

 ness, when compared with the state of things in 

 England, that I despair of being able to make 

 you fully comprehend what it is. Here a man 

 may make new windows, or shut up old win 

 dows, as often as he pleases, without being 

 compelled under a penalty to give notice to 

 some insolent tax-gathering spy. Here he may 

 keep as many horses as he likes, he may ride 



