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If our Trade be taxed, why not our Lands, or Produce in short, everything we possess? They tax us without having legal representation.

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Samuel Adams
Age: 81 †
Born: 1722
Born: September 27
Died: 1803
Died: October 2
Founding Father Of The United States
Philosopher
Politician
Boston
Massachusetts
Sam Adams
Trade
Taxes
Short
Taxed
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Lands
Land
Representation
Everything
Legal
Without
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Tyranny

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