The National Debt No National Grievance; or, The Real State of the Nation, with Respect to Its Civil and Religious Liberty, Commerce, Public-Credit, and Finances. Interspersed with Critical Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately Published, Intitled, The...
- Thomas Mortimer (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This pamphlet’s full title describes it as an examination of Britain’s real state with respect to its civil and religious liberty, commerce, public credit, and finances, interspersed with critical remarks on a rival pamphlet titled The Present State of the Nation. The work takes a contrarian stance, arguing — as its title suggests — that Britain’s national debt should not be viewed as a source of public alarm or grievance, and it supplements this argument with practical proposals for improving public revenue and funding wartime needs without imposing additional taxes on the public.
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