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The Quakers as a group were not united in their outlook. Given their disdain for violence, they are typically considered to have been Loyalists (because the perspective in the USA is that anyone not actively resisting the British is a Loyalist). However, a number of Quakers like Benjamin Franklin were notable among the American Rebels for attempting to secure diplomatic assistance from European countries opposing the United Kingdom or for spying on British leadership.

There were certainly large groups of Quakers who were actually Loyalists or who were actually neutral, but most of them are obscure individuals.

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