In truth no sweeping simplicity of condemnation will include all the ministers of George III except on this one point that they allowed to dictate their policy a narrow-minded and ignorant king.

It was their right to furnish a policy and to exercise the powers of government, appoint to office, spend the public revenues.

Instead they let the King say that the opinions of his ministers had no avail with him.

If we ask why, the answer is that there was a mixture of motives.

North stayed in office because the King appealed to his loyalty, a plea hard to resist under an ancient monarchy.