Thoughts on the Origin and Nature of Government. Occasioned by the Late Disputes between Great Britain and Her American Colonies, Written in the Year 1766
- Allan Ramsay (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This is an anonymously published 1769 pamphlet by Scottish writer Allan Ramsay, written in 1766 and prompted by the escalating disputes between Great Britain and her American colonies. It engages with foundational political theory—examining where governmental authority originates and what legitimizes it—as a lens for addressing the era’s constitutional crisis over colonial rule.
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