Well, the idea of no taxation without representation was bullshit anyway. You either pay your taxes, whether government or to the crown, or you are fucked. If you don't pay them, then you don't get anything in return. George III and IV respective may have been greedy bastards, but they were still authority at the time and had to be obeyed. Sure, you had a revolution, but in the end you end up with Dubya. Not much of an advance, With him, Reagan, Nixon and one or two others. I'd say it was 2 steps forward 3 steps back. Throw the depression in, and that fucks things up even more. You need someone to govern for everyone, and to tell the rich to get stuffed.