If one, then, asks me the meaning of our flag, I say to him, It means just what Concord and Lexington meant,… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
Our flag means all that our fathers meant in the Revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
They fought their first action in March of 1775. Embarked on eight small ships, they sailed to the Bahamas and captured a… — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
“From my childhood days I have understood that we believe absolutely that the Constitution of our country was an inspired instrument, and… — Heber J. Grant Copy Share Image
“Fiddlesticks!” Rall replied. “These clodhoppers will not attack us, and should they do so, we will simply fall on them and rout… — David Hackett Fischer Copy Share Image
See, bad things happen to me on field trips. Like at my fifth-grade school, when we went to the Saratoga battlefield, I… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I had a question. "Why does the name Pearl Harbor sound so familiar?" The lieutenant colonel's eyes narrowed. "Pearl Harbor is the… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
“In other words, ideas, when implemented, turn into precedents with unpredictable and potentially disturbing consequences. As the British historian and politician Lord… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
“New Rule: Just because a country elects a smart president doesn't make it a smart country. A couple of weeks ago, I… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“Without even thinking about it, I sent Callum an image of a dog hiking his leg at a fire hydrant. And then… — Jennifer Lynn Barnes Copy Share Image
“Roughly speaking: more than forty held government bonds. More than twenty were moneylenders. Over fifteen were slave owners. The rest an assortment… — Ed Asner Copy Share Image
I descend from both Philadelphia Quakers and Carolina colonists whose families were separated by the Revolutionary War. That helped give me insight… — Edward Rutherfurd Copy Share Image
