Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically.

Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically,

If the choice were made, one for us to lose our sovereignty and become a member of the Commonwealth or remain with our sovereignty and lose the membership of the Commonwealth, I would say let the Commonwealth go.

Happiness is not a reward / it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment / it is a result.

We are not hungry... Why foist this food upon us? We don't want to be choked. We have enough.

Many attempts had been made by colonial legislatures to cut off or to tax the importation of slaves.