“Without the pen of Paine , the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.” — John Adams Copy Share Image
No parts of his Majesty's dominions can be taxed without their consent. — James Otis Copy Share Image
The American war is over, but this is far from being the case with the American Revolution. — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
Our countrymen have all the folly of the ass and all the passiveness of the sheep. — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together. — John Hancock Copy Share Image
“Until Washington crossed the Delaware, the triumph of the old order seemed inevitable. Thereafter, things would never be the same again.” — David Hackett Fischer Copy Share Image
Let us therefore rely on the goodness of the cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands victory is,… — George Washington Copy Share Image
You must not deprive the colonies of their right to make laws for themselves. Parliament should only make laws necessary for the… — Thomas Hutchinson Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, as in the case of the American Revolution, crucial roles turn out to have been played by people who were not… — Niall Ferguson Copy Share Image
Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'tis time… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“American-born families flowing into Upper Canada first as political refugees from the American Revolution and later as economic migrants.” — Troy Bickham Copy Share Image
One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle. — James Otis Copy Share Image
The madness of mobs or the insolence of soldiers, or both, when too near to each other, occasion some mischief. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it! Almighty… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
Happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meanest office in erecting this… — George Washington Copy Share Image
That is what is happening with the Tea Parties. I wrote a column called "The Second American Revolution" about the fact that… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
The American Revolution was a small part of a major world war going on between France and England, so the French intervened… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Ben Franklin advises his grandson not to let even the American Revolution interrupt his studies, urging of young adulthood, "This is the… — H.W. Brands Copy Share Image
It is yet to be decided whether the Revolution must ultimately be considered as a blessing or a curse: a blessing or… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Were the radical democratic impulses of the American Revolution still driving US politics, it would be difficult to imagine corporatization of the… — Ben Manski Copy Share Image
[T]he hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.… — George Washington Copy Share Image
“These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
“They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger?… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
“Carl Degler says (Out of Our Past): “No new social class came to power through the door of the American revolution. The… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“While the sanitizers and rewriters of history have gone to enormous lengths to portray the second American revolution, also known as the… — Joseph Befumo Copy Share Image
“The heirs of the French, English, and American revolutions had partly believed in their own phrases about the rights of man, freedom… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The American war is over; but this far from being the case with the American revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
“From the experience of state militias during the American Revolution, to the Spanish-American War; from the legendary Merrill’s Marauders, the highly skilled… — Tom Mangold Copy Share Image
In comparison to the French Revolution, the American Revolution has come to seem a parochial and rather dull event. This, despitethe fact… — Irving Kristol Copy Share Image
It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain. — Thomas Hutchinson Copy Share Image
The rebels did more in one night than my whole army would have done in one month. — 5th Viscount Howe William Howe Copy Share Image
“Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” — John Parker Copy Share Image
Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy sideThy every action let the goddess guide. — Phillis Wheatley Copy Share Image
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