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To: ManyMoose who wrote (138814)	7/5/2004 2:41:27 PM
From: Noel de Leon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Here is the quote: "If one looked back upon 1765, he would realize that Parliament was justified in proposing the Stamp Act. The colonists had little to complain about: they weren't paying any tariffs to Britain, and were being militarily protected from foreign invasion. The British had to pay an enormous sum of taxes, including a stamp tax. It is hard to believe that the colonists could complain about having to pay one third of the costs necessary to maintain a military force in America. Benevolently, the British gave in to America's whining and repealed the act: a decision they will long regret. The main reason Americans of today feel that the Stamp Act was unjust is that our forefathers have implanted a sense of hatred toward what we call "British tyranny."" totse.com