Chapter 2351 Argument

On the afternoon when he returned to Leiden College, Joan saw a volume of "Summary of the Rights of the Imperial Colonies" in the Rawls Laboratory, picked it up and read it, and was deeply touched after reading it. He was very impressed by the vision and eloquence of Mr. admiration.

After inquiring about Master Rawls, I learned that this booklet was brought by Allen, and he said that he would recommend it to mentors and brothers.

Master Rawls has read this article and admits that Mr. Principal is right. However, due to his personality and professional habits, he does not like Principal Jefferson's overly radical political views. He is worried that young people will be incited to violence. means against taxation.

In fact, Master Rawls is by no means overwhelmed. One of his students, the young and vigorous Alan Davis, has already participated in the tax resistance trend in Leiden Port, and has joined forces with the "Sons of Liberty Association", which advocates colonialism. Independent militant groups are too close.

"Alan showed me this article written by Mr. Principal, probably to promote the action program of their organization."

"According to my observation, young people on campus, not only students, but also many teachers, are actively involved in the anti-tax movement like Allen. I am worried that this turmoil will become bigger and bigger, and the contradiction between the people and the new governor will become more and more serious. Sharp, and eventually bloody clashes broke out."

Master Rawls said worriedly.

Joan is a person who is relatively indifferent to politics and knows that he is a minority among his peers.

It has never been a rare thing for young people, especially college students, to be keen to participate in social movements and publicize their political opinions. Rather, it is a traditional fashion on university campuses.

Almost all young people at Leiden College are actively participating in the anti-tax movement, and Allen is not special among them. Conversely speaking, if he stays out of the matter, he will be out of the group instead, appearing to be out of tune with the people around him, and even be reprimanded by his classmates and friends for this.

"Teacher, you don't want Allen to join the 'Sons of Liberty'?" Joan asked Master Rawls.

"Ai Lun is too easy to be incited. When he hears fashionable words like 'Republic' and 'Constitution', he gets excited and rushes forward. He wants to assassinate the 'tyrant' and overthrow the feudal dynasty immediately."

"Of course, it's Alan's freedom to join any club he wants to join. I have no right to interfere. Besides, I have a good impression of 'Son of Liberty'. I'm only worried that this kid will get involved in violent conflicts and get hurt...or inadvertently hurt. innocent people."

Master Rawls sighed, his expression tangled.

Joan nodded, feeling a little heavy.

He knew more about the details of the "Sons of Liberty" than Master Rawls.

Although this organization is becoming more and more like a political group that speaks out to the public, it is still fundamentally a gang with smugglers at its core, born with "violent genes".

Since the anti-tax movement in Alfheim was instigated by the "Sons of Liberty", it is almost inevitable that it will eventually lead to violent resistance.

Joan and Master Rawls disagree on this point.

Master Rawls is a pure "pacifist". Even if it is motivated by justice, he does not want to use violence.

Joan was not so persistent.

As long as the motive is good, in order to get a good result, he is not opposed to the use of violence - of course, killing innocent people indiscriminately is definitely wrong.

After chatting with Master Rawls for a while, Joan carefully read the "Summary of the Rights of the Empire's Overseas Colonies" again, and was deeply impressed by President Jefferson's elegant and sharp writing.

Although he has already realized that some of the conclusions stated by Mr. Principal in the article are not logically impeccable and are too idealistic, but because Mr. Principal's writing style is so contagious, these small flaws appear to be incomparable. The flaws do not conceal the virtues.

Joan initially took a "neutral" attitude towards the raging storm of tax resistance in Leiden Port. However, after reading the master's essay twice, he couldn't help but be infected and affected. His political stance couldn't help but waver, and now he is more inclined to sympathize. Anti-tax camp.

Joan felt that he was the type of person who was least interested in politics. If he was touched by Mr. Jefferson's article and aroused his enthusiasm for political activities, how could others, especially passionate young people, not Inspired?

Some people, you only need to glance at his articles, and you will have an intuition-this person will eventually become famous all over the world!

Joan firmly believes that Principal Jefferson is such an astonishing genius.

Although Mr. Principal is now the leading well-known scholar in the New World, Joan still feels that his fame is not worthy of his strength, and one day he will become a well-known figure in the whole world—not just in the New World.

After leaving the Rawls Laboratory, Joan made a trip to the bookstore and bought three copies of "Summary of the Rights of the Empire's Overseas Colonies" and sent them to friends in Midgard.

In a letter to Hylar and Zion, Joan asked them to read Mr. Jefferson's political pamphlets, which would help them understand the deep roots behind the tax resistance storm that is erupting in Alfheim.

Friends around Joan support the anti-tax movement to varying degrees, but they hold different attitudes towards the "Action Plan" published by Mr. Jefferson.

Meow, Squeak, and Benny are all senior members of the Sons of Liberty, plus an Alan Davis who is a big fan of Principal Jefferson and embraces everything he says.

Edward and Thomas are older than Allen and have richer social experience. Coupled with their personal interests, their perceptions of "A Summary of the Rights of the Empire's Overseas Colonies" are more complicated.

Like Joan, Edward and Thomas admired the headmaster's eloquence and basically agreed with the theoretical basis he provided for the anti-tax movement, but they had different doubts about the more radical views in the article.

On the weekend of April 14, in the salon of the White House Manor, the tax resistance incident and President Jefferson's pamphlet became the focus of discussion among young people.

After hesitating for a long time, Thomas finally expressed his inner concerns.

"Mr. Principal pointed out in his political remarks that His Majesty the Emperor and the cabinet must import a large amount of grain from the colony of Alfheim every year at a price lower than the market price in order to protect the interests of the suzerain, leaving the cheap grain supplied by the colony. The famine that broke out in the interior of the Empire last spring cannot be easily quelled."

"In order to ensure food security, the imperial government is happy to see the Yalfheim people expand the scale of plantations, which brings a new problem-the serious shortage of agricultural labor in the colony."

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