Gouveneur Morris
Gouveneur Morris
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He could not keep out of pub- lic life ; he probably agreed with Jay, who, on hearing that he was again a private citizen, wrote him to "remember that Achilles made no figure at the spinning-wheel." At any rate, » as early as February, 1780, he came to the 100 OOUVERNEUR MORRIS.
front once more as the author of a series of essays on the finances. They were published in Philadelphia, and attracted the attention of all thinking men by their soundness. In fact it was in our monetary affairs that t...he key to the situation was to be found ; for, had we been willing to pay honestly and promptly the neces- sary war expenses, we should have ended the struggle in short order. But the niggardliness^ as well as the real poverty, of the people, the jealousies of the states, kept aflame by the states-rights leaders for their own selfish pur- poses, and the foolish ideas of most of the con- gressional delegates on all money matters, com- bined to keep our treasury in a pitiable con- dition.
Morris tried to show the people at large the advantage of submitting to reasonable taxation, while at the same time combating some of the theories entertained as well by themselves as by their congressional representatives.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He could not keep out of pub- lic life ; he probably agreed with Jay, who, on hearing that he was again a private citizen, wrote him to "remember that Achilles made no figure at the spinning-wheel." At any rate, » as early as February, 1780, he came to the 100 OOUVERNEUR MORRIS.
front once more as the author of a series of essays on the finances. They were published in Philadelphia, and attracted the attention of all thinking men by their soundness. In fact it was in our monetary affairs that t...he key to the situation was to be found ; for, had we been willing to pay honestly and promptly the neces- sary war expenses, we should have ended the struggle in short order. But the niggardliness^ as well as the real poverty, of the people, the jealousies of the states, kept aflame by the states-rights leaders for their own selfish pur- poses, and the foolish ideas of most of the con- gressional delegates on all money matters, com- bined to keep our treasury in a pitiable con- dition.
Morris tried to show the people at large the advantage of submitting to reasonable taxation, while at the same time combating some of the theories entertained as well by themselves as by their congressional representatives.
What to read after Gouveneur Morris?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Roosevelt Theodore to read onlineMoreLess
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