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On Charles Townshend, chancellor of the exchequer 1766-1767:
"To please universally was the object of his life; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men."
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"To please universally was the object of his life; but to tax and to please, no more than to love and to be wise, is not given to men."
NB The Townshend link will only work if you are a subscriber to the ODNB or affiliated to a subscribing library.