Joseph Sobran: "Menurut standar hari ini, Raja George III memang tiran...
"Menurut standar hari ini, Raja George III memang tiran yang sangat ringan. Dia memajaki penjajah Amerika-nya hanya dengan satu sen per tahun. Dampak aktualnya pada kehidupan pribadi mereka sepele. Dia memiliki kekuasaan sewenang-wenang atas mereka dalam hukum dan pada prinsipnya tetapi pada kenyataannya itu jarang dilakukan. Jika Anda membandingkan pemerintahannya dengan pemerintahan AS saat ini, Anda harus bertanya-tanya mengapa kami merayakan kemerdekaan kami."
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Versi Bahasa Inggris
By today's standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only pennies per annum. His actual impact on their personal lives was trivial. He had arbitrary power over them in law and in principle but in fact it was seldom exercised. If you compare his rule with that of today's U.S. Government you have to wonder why we celebrate our independence.
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