Most people are innately inferior.

[Man of Ethics]

This is common sense from 1770. Every English noble understood, that he/she is inferior to King George III and Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Nobles showed deference to King/Queen and expected commoners to have deference toward them. Every commoner -- peasant, craftsman, blacksmith understood that he was inferior to Nobles and Clergy. Moreover, every commoner also knew that his wife has a duty to obey him.


The system was somewhat unjust, but it was improving. King George III had much less power then Elizabeth I two centuries before. Peasants and commoners paid less taxes and tithes then in previous Centuries. Wife-beating was more prohibited then in previous Centuries. Slavery was rare in England even in Middle Ages and by 1770 was extremely rare. In 1772, Slavery was abolished on English territory. Here. Society was slowly moving toward Egalitarianism.


Progressives including Thomas Jefferson proclaimed Equality of All Humans. Here. Sadly, they fought for and supported one of the worst systems of Slavery in History. They viewed themselves as Equal to British Nobles but not to Slaves!

Sadly, many Progressive movements replace Moderate Injustice by Great Injustice.

 

[Man of Ethics]

In his day Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were Progressives. Had the Insurrectionists lost the Battle for Yorktown, America's Founding Fathers would have been executed in London. Most likely by being broken on the wheel.


Thomas Jefferson and George Washington as well as Robespierre were some of the earliest examples of Progressives destroying an unjust systemin order to impose greater Injustice. The same was true in XXth Century with Totalitarian Communism -- USSR in 1930s and China in 1960s.

 

[whitehall]

It's not that subjects of the King were inferior but that the King had absolute power. The Brits had a shot at self government after King Chuck was executed in the 1650's but they chickened out and called teenage Chuck Jr. to rule them. Ignorant Colonists who achieved independence a hundred years later suggested that fellow former British subject, George Washington retain the title of "his majesty" but Washington wisely declined and the correct way to address the leader of the United States today is a simple "Mister" like everyone else.

 

[Man of Ethics]

Ignorant Colonists who achieved independence a hundred years later suggested that fellow former British subject, George Washington retain the title of "his majesty" but Washington wisely declined and the correct way to address the leader of the United States today is a simple "Mister" like everyone else.

Nevertheless, he did fight for Slavery -- much worse Injustice then anything in contemporary Britain.