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March 22, 1775: Edmund Burke Gives Parliament His Thoughts

March 22, 1775: Edmund Burke Gives Parliament His Thoughts

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March 22, 20253m 37s

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Cover art for March 22, 1775: Edmund Burke addresses the House of Commons, by CJ Staniland, date unknown

A quick note on the cover art: this may be the first time I (Claude) happened to match the side banner with the background of the webpage exactly.

As we’ve noted in the past, Benjamin Franklin and Edmund Burke were good friends who worked together to come up with a solution that would get the Colonies and the Crown back into each others’ good graces.

Now that we think about it, Franklin was good friends with many people on both sides of the Atlantic, and now we’re wondering if he was just one of those guys to whom you take an instant liking without knowing quite why.

At any rate, by this point the two men had to concede that it was far too late to prevent further escalation, and they were right. Burke took the time to address Parliament on this day, and let them all know just what a mistake they’d made.

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