I was going from memory, as I implied, so will do some more research into this. It could be that it was something from the English Revolution (the so-called Glorious Revolution of the late 17th century).
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > After much pondering, Marc A. Schindler favored us with: > >Incidentally true conservatism as we understand it outside the US is > >"Toryism," > >and seeks merely to preserve the status quo. It is most ironic to me that > >the one > >single thing that led to Thatcher's downfall was her imposition of a poll > >tax. If > >I recall my US history correctly, wasn't a poll tax one of the so-called > >"Intolerable Acts"? > > I don't think so, but I may be wrong. The Stamp Act is what most enraged > the American colonials. The could not transact any business without buy a > stamp to make their paperwork official. Without a stamp, no contract was > binding, and the stamps were expensive. Other outrages that incited the > Yankees had to do with tariffs and duties. The colonials were used to free > trade, and were willing to resort to smuggling to gain it. Tariffs and > duties frustrated what they considered the right to trade. It was on this > account that we had our famous Boston Tea Party, one of the most wonderful > things to ever happen in the history of mankind, in my opinion. Another > was "the shot heard 'round the world" fired at Lexington and Concord. I > wish we could do it again. It would have been wonderful to have lived in > that day when freedom was a flame upon every lip, or at least every lip > that mattered. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =========================================== > "A liberal in the Church is merely one who does not have > a testimony." --President Harold B. Lee > =========================================== > All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on� � Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
