Astheenjoymentofliberty，andevenitssupportandpreservation，consistsineveryman’sbeingallowedtospeakhisthoughts，andtolayopenhissentiments，acitizeninthisstatewillsayorwritewhateverthelawsdonotexpresslyforbidtobesaidorwritten。
Apeoplelikethis，beingalwaysinaferment，aremoreeasilyconductedbytheirpassionsthanbyreason，whichneverproducesanygreateffectinthemindofman；itisthereforeeasyforthosewhogoverntomakethemundertakeenterprisescontrarytotheirtrueinterest。
Thisnationispassionatelyfondofliberty，becausethislibertyisreal；anditispossibleforit，initsdefence，tosacrificeitswealth，itsease，itsinterest，andtosupporttheburdenoftheheaviesttaxes，evensuchasadespoticprincedurstnotlayuponhissubjects。
Butasthepeoplehaveacertainknowledgeofthenecessityofsubmittingtothosetaxes，theypaythemfromthewell—foundedhopeoftheirdiscontinuance；theirburdensareheavy，buttheydonotfeeltheirweight；whilstinotherstatestheuneasinessisinfinitelygreaterthantheevil。
Thisnationmustthereforehaveafixedandcertaincredit，becauseitborrowsofitselfandpaysitself。Itispossibleforittoundertakethingsaboveitsnaturalstrength，andemployagainstitsenemiesimmensesumsoffictitiousriches，whichthecreditandnatureofthegovernmentmayrenderreal。