Quote#Wisdom
[W]hen such acts of vigour are shewn by the Rebellious Americans, we…
Quote byGeorge III of Great Britain · 1738–1820
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Lord Sandwich (11 January 1776), quoted in The Correspondence of King George the Third from 1760 to December 1783, Volume III: July 1773–December 1777, ed. Sir John William Forstecue (1927), p. 331.
English (original)
[W]hen such acts of vigour are shewn by the Rebellious Americans, we must shew that the English Lion when rouzed has not only his wonted resolution but has added the swiftness of the Race Horse.
— George III of Great Britain
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