Moderate elements within British leadership were convinced that keeping the American colonies under British rule was indispensable to England's endurance as the premier world power. ... Political and military leaders became subjects of derision. ... Political leaders in Britain during the colonial era did not have the benefit of a current day political party to prop them up. ... To them, establishing the ultimate power of Parliament was the only way to accomplish this. ... We can say the same for Britain's political leaders. ...

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