British Quote by P. J. O'Rourke

There are twenty-seven specific complaints against the British Crown set forth in the Declaration of Independence. To modern ears they still sound reasonable. They…

— P. J. O'Rourke

I don't think the United States has done anything whatsoever to merit any criticism by the British.

— John Mahoney

“The Westminster government continued to aggravate the situation by haughty mismanagement, and on 4 July 1776 the Congress passed a Declaration of Independence from…

— Adam Zamoyski

The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have some other basis on which to justify independence, and…

— Samuel P. Huntington

A team of British lawyers has now concluded that the Declaration of Independence was illegal, and the American colonies had no right to secede…

— Jay Leno

It's only merit was in being the first publication which carried the claim of our rights their whole length, and asserted that there was…

— Thomas Jefferson

Our founding fathers declared independence from Great Britain because they were dissatisfied with the laws and policies that they believed abridged their freedoms. Had…

— Stan Van Gundy

“the English Crown and People, from a congress of British subjects in America: which, strange to relate, have proved more important to the human”

— Charles Dickens

The British nation is unique, in that they are the only nation that like to be told how bad things are...

— Winston Churchill

The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like…

— Winston Churchill

Britain has a great sense of its own national pride. It's like the monarchy is the embodiment of that pride.

— John Lithgow

Many Americans remain very interested in royal goings-on in general, and not just because of their soap-opera appeal. To a greater degree than any…

— Linda Colley