It makes no difference whether or no they fought for or against one or another king, so long as it was a king they fought for.
Such a thing as a democracy never entered their heads.

And if you take this course, you will be false to every tradition of our past.

In my opinion, the people are not fit to govern, and you will find it so.

In the impious attempt that is being made to reverse what I conceive to be the divinely appointed polity and law of God, disaster must be the only end." "Mother, I must follow my convictions in the present rather than any examples in the past.

But this is a painful discussion.