Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.
Meaning of the quote
This quote suggests that the English king, George III, believed that using strong, forceful actions would be the only way to make the American colonies obey and submit to the authority of England, their 'mother country'. He thought that if the colonies did not obey, he would have to use tough measures to make them follow England's rules.
About George III
George III was the King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 until his death in 1820. He was the first British monarch to be born in Great Britain and speak English as his first language. Despite some mental health issues later in his life, George III had a long and eventful reign, marked by military conflicts, the loss of the American colonies, and the banning of the transatlantic slave trade.
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