"His Majesty knows that ... infringing the original rights and liberties of the people in any part of the British dominions, it is the exertion of such power - not the resistance to it - which constitutes rebellion. If this be not the case, the Glorious Revolution was above all rebellions the most atrocious".
- The Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg, 24 February 1776.
The cartoon below, entitled "The Political Cartoon for the Year 1775" (see Library of Congress website here) shows King George III and the Lord Chief Justice boasting of their nationality - whilst at the same time, led by horses labelled Obstinacy and Pride, trampling the Magna Carta and the Constitution / 1689 Bill of Rights)
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