Parliament member: what is your name, and place of abode? franklin: franklin, of philadelphia parliament member: what was the temper of america towards great-britain before the year 1763? franklin: the best in the world. they submitted willingly to the government of the crown, and paid, in all their courts, obedience to acts of parliament parliament member: and what is their temper now? franklin: o, very much altered. parliament member: did you ever hear the authority of parliament to make laws for america questioned till lately? franklin: the authority of parliament was allowed to be valid in all laws, except such as should lay internal taxes. it was never disputed in laying duties to regulate commerce parliament member: what is your opinion of a future tax, imposed on the same principle with that of the stampact; how would the americans receive it? franklin: just as they do this. they would not pay it. parliament member: have not you heard of the resolutions of this house, and of the house of lords, asserting the right of parliament relating to america, including a power to tax the people there? franklin: yes, i have heard of such resolutions. parliament member: what will be the opinion of the americans on those resolutions? franklin: they will think them unconstitutional and unjust. parliament member: was it an opinion in america before 1763, that the parliament had no right to lay taxes and duties there? franklin: i never heard any objection to the right of laying duties to regulate commerce; but a right to lay internal taxes was never supposed to be in parliament, as we are not represented there. parliament member: if the act is not repealed, what do you think will be the consequences? franklin: a total loss of the respect and affection the people of america bear to this country, and of all the commerce that depends on that respect and affection. parliament member: how can the commerce be affected? franklin: you will find, that if the act is not repealed, they will take very little of your manufactures in a short time. • does the statement support or build on a point in any of the other documents? • does it argue the other side of any of those points? • does this passage tell you something important about the author's point of view? • how do you feel about the argument made in this passage? do you agree? disagree? have mixed feelings? • is it a primary or secondary source? • what is the purpose of the document? • what is the viewpoint of the author? • is there bias in the document?