
The Queen appears to hold to the common belief that the American revolution was justified. This belief has prevailed, almost unquestioned, among many, if not most, Americans. The extreme view casts the American Revolutionary War as a simple affair in which the forces of liberty stood against those of tyranny. But is the proper moral analysis more complex than this? To address this possibility, Providence managing editor spoke with Oxford professor Nigel Biggar, a Providence contributing editor, in a friendly exchange on revolution, justice, tyranny, and ethics. In between the hotdogs and burgers, please enjoy!
Source: Was the American Revolutionary War Just? – Providence
