I shall only add that on one material point I shall ever coincide with Ld. G. Germain, that is, against a separation from America, and that I shall n… - George III of Great Britain
" "I shall only add that on one material point I shall ever coincide with Ld. G. Germain, that is, against a separation from America, and that I shall never lose an opportunity of declaring that no consideration shall ever make me in the smallest degree an instrument in a measure that I am confident would anihilate [sic] the rank in which this British empire stands among the European States, and would render my situation in this country below continuing an object to me.
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About George III of Great Britain
George III (George William Frederick) (June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of the Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He is known for serving as King during in the American Revolutionary War, and later during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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Native Name:
George III
Alternative Names:
George III of the United Kingdom
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George William Frederick
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George William Frederick Hanover
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George Hanover
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King George III
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
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George III, King of Great Britain
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Farmer George
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George III, Elector and King of Hanover
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Prince George William Frederick
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Prince George, Duke of Edinburgh
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Prince George William Frederick, Duke of Edinburgh
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George, Prince of Wales
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Prince George of Great Britain
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Prince George William Frederick of Great Britain
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Koning van Groot-Britannië en Hannover George III Willem Frederik
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I am clear as to one point, that we must persist and not be dismayed by any difficulties that may arise on either side of the Atlantick. I know I am doing my duty, and therefore can never wish to retract. The resolution proposed by the House of Commons is the utmost that can be come into; and, if people will have patience, this must in the end be obtained.
A good Prince ought to make his passions subservient to the interest of his country, for all things are either good or bad for him as they regard his people; but Francis had been bred up with different sentiments from these, flattery the bane of all princes had poisoned his mind; he instead of regarding the affairs of his country, totally gave himself to pleasure, which was the reason all his military operations met with such frequent delays.
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