Andrew O’Shaughnessy
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31 appearances
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1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 11 Jun
Andrew O’Shaughnessy’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The customs officers in America didn't actually obtain enough revenue even to cover their salaries.
Initially, he's somewhat detached from the real view of Americans.
He opposed the Stamp Act, but once he thought it was going to go into effect anyway, he arranged for one of his friends to become the stamp collector in Pennsylvania.
He was very calculating, but I think it is also a testimony to his fondness for Britain.
Only Pitt really denied the right of Britain to tax America.
The others argued you have the right to tax America, but it's not expedient to do so.
The government was determined to assert a token authority.
The so-called Townshend duties were import duties to America.
They could easily have just been levied in Britain.
There was almost no need to do it.
So it's very symbolic.
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