Benjamin Franklin complained, "Let the smaller Colonies give equal money and men, and then have an equal vote. But if they have an equal vote without bearing equal burthens, a confederation upon such iniquitous principles will never last long." Franklin was talking about the Articles of Confederation, and I never thought about it that way!

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I agree; isn't that neat! Equal responsibility, equal freedom. One doesn't come without the other, whether in a country or a family. ;)