--- title: "13 George Iii Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 13 George Iii quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best George Iii sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/stanley-baldwin-16332_dies_the-die-hard-opinions-of-george-iii-couc_290128.png" --- > [The die-hard opinions of George III couched in the language of Edmund Burke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-baldwin/the-die-hard-opinions-of-george-iii-couched-in-the-language-of-edmund/) [Stanley Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-baldwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/stanley-baldwin-16332_dies_the-die-hard-opinions-of-george-iii-couc_290128.png) > [Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-nader/our-founders-did-not-oust-george-iii-in-order-for-us-to-crown-richard/) [Ralph Nader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-nader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/ralph-nader-1783_founders_our-founders-did-not-oust-george-iii-in_989140.png) > [Throughout the greater part of his life George III was a kind of 'consecrated obstruction'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-bagehot/throughout-the-greater-part-of-his-life-george-iii-was-a-kind-of/) [Walter Bagehot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-bagehot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/walter-bagehot-3686_greater_throughout-the-greater-part-of-his-life_1610356.png) > [The historian Linda Colley has analysed how and why George III transformed himself from being a figure of 'perfect hatred' to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-foreman/the-historian-linda-colley-has-analysed-how-and-why-george-iii/) [Amanda Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/amanda-foreman-9894_country_the-historian-linda-colley-has-analysed_1949910.jpg) > [We must realize that today's establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-o-douglas/we-must-realize-that-today-s-establishment-is-the-new-george-iii/) [William O. Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-o-douglas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/william-o-douglas-2931_doe_we-must-realize-that-today-s-establishme_1798111.jpg) > [If I hadn't done 'Shadowlands,' which was a sort of emotional release for me as a person as well as an actor,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-hawthorne/if-i-hadn-t-done-shadowlands-which-was-a-sort-of-emotional-release/) [Nigel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d3/nigel-hawthorne-10749_actor_if-i-hadn-t-done-shadowlands-which-was-a_2799441.jpg) > [King George III may have been a greedy ‘control freak,’ but at least he was a Christian. The United States is being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-klayman/king-george-iii-may-have-been-a-greedy-control-freak-but-at-least-he/) [Larry Klayman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-klayman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/larry-klayman-65800_bent_king-george-iii-may-have-been-a-greedy-c_296954.png) > [... the American Colonists under King George III had it pretty good compared to us. They would wonder why we haven't taken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-goldberg/the-american-colonists-under-king-george-iii-had-it-pretty-good/) [Lewis Goldberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-goldberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/lewis-goldberg-107251_arms_the-american-colonists-under-king-george_1420085.jpg) > [George III's ability to step in and out of his role fed stories of commoners chancing upon a sturdy gentleman by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-foreman/george-iii-s-ability-to-step-in-and-out-of-his-role-fed-stories-of/) [Amanda Foreman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-foreman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/amanda-foreman-9894_ability_george-iii-s-ability-to-step-in-and-out_2232322.jpg) > [One of the things about George III is that he was aware that the monarchy was slipping away. There was revolution in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-hawthorne/one-of-the-things-about-george-iii-is-that-he-was-aware-that-the/) [Nigel Hawthorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-hawthorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/533/nigel-hawthorne-10749_air_one-of-the-things-about-george-iii-is-th_248353.jpg) > [“It is calculated that George III had an astonishing fifty-six grandchildren. He did not have one legitimate heir. The vision of Charlotte…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-williams/it-is-calculated-that-george-iii-had-an-astonishing-fifty-six/) [Kate Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/kate-williams-23773_queen-victoria_it-is-calculated-that-george-iii-had-an_875573.jpg) > [“Now, for reasons both symbolic and practical, the crowd pulled George III down from his pedestal, decapitating him in the process. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-chernow/now-for-reasons-both-symbolic-and-practical-the-crowd-pulled-george/) [Ron Chernow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-chernow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29c/ron-chernow-1189_george-iii_now-for-reasons-both-symbolic-and-practi_1972675.jpg) > [By today’s standards King George III was a very mild tyrant indeed. He taxed his American colonists at a rate of only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-sobran/by-today-s-standards-king-george-iii-was-a-very-mild-tyrant-indeed-he/) [Joseph Sobran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-sobran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c1/joseph-sobran-6902_arbitrary_by-today-s-standards-king-george-iii-was_848039.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/george-iii/#itemlist", "name": "George Iii Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The die-hard opinions of George III couched in the language of Edmund Burke.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stanley Baldwin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-baldwin/the-die-hard-opinions-of-george-iii-couched-in-the-language-of-edmund/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/stanley-baldwin-16332_dies_the-die-hard-opinions-of-george-iii-couc_290128.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/stanley-baldwin-16332_dies_the-die-hard-opinions-of-george-iii-couc_290128.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55f/stanley-baldwin-16332_dies_the-die-hard-opinions-of-george-iii-couc_290128.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The die-hard opinions of George III couched in the language of Edmund Burke.” — Stanley Baldwin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ralph Nader" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-nader/our-founders-did-not-oust-george-iii-in-order-for-us-to-crown-richard/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/ralph-nader-1783_founders_our-founders-did-not-oust-george-iii-in_989140.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/ralph-nader-1783_founders_our-founders-did-not-oust-george-iii-in_989140.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/ralph-nader-1783_founders_our-founders-did-not-oust-george-iii-in_989140.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our founders did not oust George III in order for us to crown Richard I.” — Ralph Nader", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Throughout the greater part of his life George III was a kind of 'consecrated obstruction'.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Walter Bagehot" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-bagehot/throughout-the-greater-part-of-his-life-george-iii-was-a-kind-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/walter-bagehot-3686_greater_throughout-the-greater-part-of-his-life_1610356.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/walter-bagehot-3686_greater_throughout-the-greater-part-of-his-life_1610356.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/walter-bagehot-3686_greater_throughout-the-greater-part-of-his-life_1610356.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Throughout the greater part of his life George III was a kind of 'consecrated obstruction'.” — Walter Bagehot", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The historian Linda Colley has analysed how and why George III transformed himself from being a figure of 'perfect hatred' to the father of the country.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amanda Foreman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-foreman/the-historian-linda-colley-has-analysed-how-and-why-george-iii/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/amanda-foreman-9894_country_the-historian-linda-colley-has-analysed_1949910.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/amanda-foreman-9894_country_the-historian-linda-colley-has-analysed_1949910.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/amanda-foreman-9894_country_the-historian-linda-colley-has-analysed_1949910.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The historian Linda Colley has analysed how and why George III transformed himself from being a figure of…” — Amanda Foreman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We must realize that today's establishment is the new George III. 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