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Quotation from The Olive Branch Petition by Continental Congress
“That your Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that your descendants may govern your dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer.”
The Olive Branch Petition, Closing prayer (Avalon, Journals of the Continental Congress, 8 July 1775)
The petition ends by blessing the king’s reign, language that later independence should not be made to cancel.
Citation: "That your Majesty may enjoy a long and prosperous reign, and that your descendants may govern your dominions with honor to themselves and happiness to their subjects, is our sincere and fervent prayer." — Continental Congress, The Olive Branch Petition, Closing prayer (Avalon, Journals of the Continental Congress, 8 July 1775). (id olive-branch-petition-q4)
