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09-19-2002, 11:18 PM
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The point was that no true republican would accept an honour from a British monarch. eg. George Washington accepting a knighthood from King George III. "I pledge allegiance to the flag and to the republic for which it stands ... " The motto of the KBE Knights of the Order of the British Empire is ... 'For God and the Empire'. Bush I and Reagan are honourary Knights of the Order of the Bath, which entitle them to the designation GCB, rather than KBE. Last edited by Nic Name; 09-19-2002 at 11:22 PM. |
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