In those ignorant times, it was not understood, that the profits of merchants are a subject not taxable directly; or that the final payment of all such taxes must fall, with a considerable overcharge, upon the consumers.

在那个愚昧的时代，不懂得商人的利润是不直接征税的对象；或者，所有这些税款的最终支付必须由消费者承担，而且要多收一大笔钱。