It was to be a complaint laid before the court of British and world opinion.Its purpose was to persuade those in a position to judge that the actions of American revolutionaries were justified both asa matter of law, that is, as   a  matter of general principles of political and  moral theory. and as a matter of fact, that is, on the application of these principles to the specific acts of mistreatment suffered by the American colonies at the instigation of the government… [read post]