The king's "only interest in government was a pious but simpleminded desire for reproachment

Dan Jones
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The king's "only interest in government was a pious but simpleminded desire for reproachment" was a quote from John Adams, a man who greatly admired the ideals that Jefferson and Franklin had coined. He said, "The King's "only interest in government was a pious but simpleminded desire for reprojection. The King's only activity was a pious but simpleminded desire to be reproached. In short, his aim was to punish himself by making others punish him." The ideals of the American Revolution had been lofty and idealistic, but gradually it had been corrupted by ambition, greed and jealousy.

Source: The Wars Of The Roses: The Fall Of The Plantagenets And The Rise Of The Tudors

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