What I endeavoured to show was that King George III., without changing his opinion of the justice of his war against the colonies, was obliged to give it up on account of a change of public opinion, and was not open to blame for so doing.
Morley reflects on the necessity of adapting to public opinion in political decisions, using King George III as an example.
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