George III: the tyrant who lost America?
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Are You Sure That They Revolted for Independence?
The time had come for independence, says George Orwell. America was a mature state with an economy twice the size of britons. They were not being tyrannized by their despotic master - they were revolting against him. And i think that makes them pretty exceptional, said Orwell.
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