...Presbyterians of Ulster." The First Voice in America. As late as August, 1775, Thomas Jefferson said: "I would rather be in dependence on Great Britain, properly...than on any nation on earth, or than on no nation." Washington said in May, 1776: "When I took command of this army (June, 1775) / abhorred the idea of...

...thought a hard condition to those who still wish for reunion with their parent country. I am sincerely one of those, and would rather be in dependence on...Great Britain, properly limited, than on any nation upon earth, or than on no nation. But I am one of those, too, who, rather than submit to the rights...

...is not in the British Empire a man who more cordially loves a union with Great Britain than I do. I would rather be in dependence on Great Britain, properly limited, than on any nation upon earth, or than on no nation." Our leaders had no thought of the issues to which they were to be...

...is not in the British Empire a man who more cordially loves a union with Great Britain than I do. I would rather be in dependence on Great Britain, properly limited, than on any nation upon earth, or than on no nation." Our leaders had no thought of the issues to which they were to be...