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“I cannot conclude without mentioning how sensibly I feel the dismemberment of America from this empire, and that I should feel miserable indeed if I did not feel that no blame on that account can be laid at my door, and did not also know that knavery seems to be so much the striking feature of its inhabitants that it may not in the end be an evil that they become aliens to this kingdom.”

“…the Declaration of Independence has recently been described as more of ‘a call for help from France and Spain’ than a domestic political document, although in practice it was both.”

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“I never will acknowledge that the king of a limited monarchy can on any principle endeavor to change the constitution and increase his own power. No honest man will attempt it.” King George III

“Ultimately, the North American colonies wanted independence because they had enjoyed the benefits of de facto autonomy, which they wanted to preserve….
Clearly, however, and contrary to the powerful rhetoric that would eventually break their bonds with Britain, they did not seek independence because a tyrannical George III was crushing them under his unbearable imposition of taxation.”