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To: Leaning Right

Not in the same spirit, though.

And to be frank, it was the near-autocratic rule of George III that Washington opposed. Since Westminster was acting as that king’s rubber stamp, that necessitated the cutting of ties.


21 posted on 03/27/2016 6:06:13 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Not in the same spirit, though.

Well, I'll certainly agree with you there. Washington and Gandhi had a very different philosophies, and very different approaches to ending British rule.

I read somewhere that in some respects Gandhi got lucky. If the British had the same colonial attitude after WW II as did the French, Gandhi would have disappeared on Day 2, never to be heard from again.

22 posted on 03/27/2016 6:14:36 PM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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