? ? ? ? "We can endure this hated tyranny no longer. How can we cast it off?"
? ? ? ? "By a coup d'etat."
? ? ? ? "How?"
? ? ? ? "A coup d'etat. It is like this: everything is got ready, and at the appointed moment I, as the official head of the nation, publicly and solemnly proclaim its independence, and absolve it from allegiance to any and all other powers whatsoever."
? ? ? ? "That sounds simple and easy. We can do that right away. Then what will be the next thing to do?"
? ? ? ? "Seize all the defenses and public properties of all kinds, establish martial law, put the army and navy on a war footing, and proclaim the empire!"
? ? ? ? This fine program dazzled these innocents. They said:
? ? ? ? "This is grand -- this is splendid; but will not England resist?"
? ? ? ? "Let her.
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