Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!: By the King, A Proclamation, For Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition: August 23, 1775

    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!: By the King, A Proclamation, For Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition: August 23, 1775

      This is George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition. It's very short…and it says, essentially, "No dice. You guys are in a state of total and open rebellion and all officers of the Crown (civil and military) and everybody else has an obligation to try to stop you and bring you to justice by whatever means necessary."

      It ends with a classic, "God Save the King," *mic drop.*