Quote#War
Our islands must be defended even at the risk of an invasion of this…
Quote byGeorge III of Great Britain · 1738–1820
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter No. 2773 to Lord Sandwich (13 September 1779), in The Correspondence of King George the Third from 1760 to December 1783, p. 433.
English (original)
Our islands must be defended even at the risk of an invasion of this island. If we lose our Sugar Islands it will be impossible to raise money to continue the war and then no peace can be obtained but such a one as He that gave one to Europe in 1763 never can subscribe to.
— George III of Great Britain
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