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Quotation from The Olive Branch Petition by Continental Congress
“Nor were their anxieties alleviated by any tendency in this system to promote the welfare of the Mother country.”
The Olive Branch Petition, The charge against the new system (Avalon, Journals of the Continental Congress, 8 July 1775)
The petitioners argue that the new measures failed even to serve Britain’s own welfare.
Citation: "Nor were their anxieties alleviated by any tendency in this system to promote the welfare of the Mother country." — Continental Congress, The Olive Branch Petition, The charge against the new system (Avalon, Journals of the Continental Congress, 8 July 1775). (id olive-branch-petition-q3)
