Answer: A proper noun is a specific (i.e., not generic) name for a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized in English, no matter where they fall in a sentence. Because they endow nouns with a specific name, they are also sometimes called proper names.
Explanation:
iI think 'THE' isn't a proper noun
Some say that we are too weak to fight Britain. The opposition may have thought that just a small potential country of 13 colonies and a relatively small population without all the resources and the military might of the British Empire would not stand a chance of defeating such an apparently strong power. Such a case if it were presented would not take into account the law of history that where there is oppression there is resistance and that fighting for a just cause can overcome most obstacles partly because the unity of those fighting is much greater than those fighting for the oppressors.
Because running an ad for a lost nose would make the newspaper look silly