Sveyn I Forkbeard Quotes
Danes should enjoy so much consideration in Norway, that one witness of them should invalidate ten of Northmen [Norwegians].
The Norwegians were outraged as they had allowed Sven to depose their king under the assumption that the tyranny would be over. But high taxation and discriminatory laws like this produced dissidence over a virtual occupation.
Sveyn I Forkbeard, 965-1014, King of Denmark & Norway, King of Britain (for a short time), King Sveyn’s Laws
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Not all Indians resented the coming of the white man. Several of the more peaceable tribes benefiting by interactions with the United States and some even sought affiliation—especially the military weaker tribes which would be protected by an alliance with the Americans.
First Published American Indian Author. His last public speech.
Alluding to Congress's common practice of exempting itself and its members from many laws they impose on everyone else: