He thought revolution in the American colonies had become inevitable and advised Britain to just let them go as it would become impossible to maintain control over them long term. A couple months before his death, the Declaration of Independence was issued.
Hume foresaw that Britain’s relationship with its American colonies was unsustainable. The colonies’ rapid growth in population, wealth, and self-governing habits would soon make subordination impossible.In a letter to the Earl of Shelburne (1769), Hume warned that:> “Our colonies are already almost become independent; and it is supposed that they will, in a short time, entirely throw off their dependence.”
>>18130602He was a brilliant man and his philosophy was likewise 100% correct and continues to trigger all the right people to this very day.
>>18130602>randomlyThe signs were obvious as early as 1765. Amerimutts really think the Revolution just happened overnight, huh?
>revolution Another amerimutt retard buying into his super retarded myth making of national foundation by a bunch of opportunistic cunts.It was a war of independence to formalize and ratify secessionist goals.
>>18130873>opportunistic cuntsBegone, r*yalist swine. It was the Fourth English Civil War and settled forever, as God willed it, the doctrine that the Commons shall rule supreme.
>>18130602infographic
Montesquieu was predicting the independence of America as early as the 1720s.
>>18130968>GodWeird way to attribute your so-called victory to some kike social construct.It was France and Spain that created the abomination that is JewSA.Go fuck yourself, yankee subhuman.
>>18131583Esl
>>18131586Concession: accepted.Buck: broken.Tears: collected.
>>18130602well done chud, in two more weeks you will discover that his best friend the anglophiliac Adam Smith is the man who advised the king to tax americans to pay his unrepayable debt
>>18131583>/pol/trannys told me it was DA JOOOOOZRetard status: confirmed Brain: rottedACK status: pending
>>18131628>Mobile posting>Chrome>Light mode>Bringing up /pol/ and trannies out of nowhereGuards, take this newfag tourist out.
>>18131625Well it's clearly not an opinion Hume shared as he was rather sympathetic to the American cause.
>>18131583bootyblasted browncel detected
>>18131671>/jew/pilled tranny calling anyone newfagThe irony
>>18130629You don't know what we thinks, do you? You're a sad, strange little Eurotrash drone, but you don't have my pity.
>>18132091Nope, just an actually educated amerimutt kek
>>18131695>>18131696Seething tourist elections lmao.Little americucks are mad.
