Samuel Johnson, perhaps the greatest essayist, lexicographer, biographer, poet in England’s history, utters his famous quip criticizing former Prime Minister John Stuart, Earl of Bute: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.”
NOTE: Johnson was a staunch Tory (loyalist) thus opposed to American independence.
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Political views of Samuel Johnson – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_views_of_Samuel_Johnson
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