Truth is, George III was a constitutional monarch with limited powers. It was the Parliament that sought to tyrannize over America, and actually, to get the Americans to pay for some of the cost of defending themselves by new taxes.
That didn't work out. Still, if you look at how little government interfered in the citizens' lives under King George III, & how little they paid in taxes, how free they were, it's enough to make you nostalgic for "Farmer George."
My long-departed friend, Lewis Burwell, of Floyd, VA said one afternoon in October 1972, over tumblers of Maker's Mark, "You know Americans are nuts, Horace, when they cuss King George, and praise Franklin Roosevelt." That was 50 years ago and today you prove him right. I'm glad I lived this long.
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DeleteIs there an original article with this? I got somebody I want to show it to, but they need to be eased into understanding things - you might scare them.
ReplyDeleteI mean heck, they are already having to deal with me and that's bad enough.
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Heh!:) No, that's just the commentary he left at the end of his daily newsletter today.
DeleteWell. I guess I could build up something from Wikipedia. Might be enlightening to some folks.
DeleteMight be a long row to hoe, but I would be interested in your findings.:)
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