Excerpt from Franklin's Way to Wealth: Or, Poor Richard Improved; To Which Is Added How to Make Much of a Little, by Bob ShortWill not these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be able to pay them? What would you advise us to do? - Father Abraham stood up, and replied, If you would have my advice, I will give it you in short; for a word to the wise is enough, as poor Richard says. They joined in desiring him to speak his mind, and gathering round him, he proceeded as follows.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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