He is referring to the bombing of Britain by Hitler's forces (also known as the Nazis). He was also said to have stated about this "It is not the size of the dog in the fight; but the size of the fight in the dog."
<span>Assuming that this is referring to the same passage that was posted before with this question, <span>the correct response would be that it is suggesting Church and State should be separate from one another in order for a democracy to thrive, since it cites examples throughout history where this hasn't been the case. </span></span>
The main reason why the colonists wanted to break away from Great Britain was "taxation without representation." Great Britain were taxing the colonists, through things like the Stamp Act, and the colonists felt like this was unfair. They did not get a say in what they were being taxed on and how much it was. They had no representation in British Parliament and had no way to make these decisions, so they felt it was unfair to be taxed. This made the colonists end up boycotting the products that were being taxed, leaving Great Britain with not as much money to pay war debts. Another reason was Great Britain sometimes made large armies stay with the colonists, who were normally armed. Great Britain then made the colonists provide housing for them, along with cooking, and even paying for them.
If you would have lived in Greece in about 300BC, you could have witnessed The battle of Thermopyle
