Yes, yes. This is not in dispute. What I mean is that King George should not be looked on as a father figure who has the best interest of his citizen children in mind. Does that make sense? Calling a king or other ruler a father implies a lot of things about that ruler that aren't necessarily so.
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Date: 2006-02-01 05:51 pm (UTC)Yes, yes. This is not in dispute. What I mean is that King George should not be looked on as a father figure who has the best interest of his citizen children in mind. Does that make sense? Calling a king or other ruler a father implies a lot of things about that ruler that aren't necessarily so.