The most famous thing King George III ever “said” about losing America — he never said it. The quote was invented in our own lifetime, and borrowed from another doomed king. The truth is stranger and sadder: a good man who believed he was defending freedom, who lived to watch his enemy hand power back, and who died not knowing his own wife’s name. A story about the oldest mistake there is — believing the world can’t change under your feet.

Day 2 of our seven-part salute to America’s 250th birthday.

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