"The British government had not engaged in any……" — Edmund Morgan

The British government had not engaged in any serious actual oppression of… - Edmund Morgan
"The British government had not engaged in any serious actual oppression of the colonies before 1774, but it had claimed powers not granted by the governed, powers that made oppression possible, powers that it began to exercise in 1774 in response to colonial denial of them. The Revolution came about not to overthrow tyranny, but to prevent it."

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