There are very interesting books about these events, for instance one by a very well-known American historian named William R. Polk called… — Noam Chomsky 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
“On January 27, 1778, the -Articles of Confederation-, recently adopted by Congress, were debated here [Montague, Massachusetts]. It was 'voted to approve… — Edward Pearson Pressey Copy Share Image
Our revolution in Burkina Faso draws on the totality of mans experiences since the first breath of humanity. We wish to be… — Thomas Sankara 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
“the crisis that came upon the English colonies in the American Revolution was constitutional. It raised the question of how men should… — Robert Middlekauff Copy Share Image
Long accustomed to the use of European manufactures, [the Cherokee Indians] are as incapable of returning to their habits of skinsand furs… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
To history therefore I must refer for answer, in which it would be an unhappy passage indeed, which should shew by what… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“The major premises of Christian religions are (1) the idea of Original Sin and (2) the belief in salvation through faith. Deists… — Monica Sjöö Copy Share Image
“The important point of this report [Montague, Massachusetts; July 7, 1774] may be summed up in six resolutions: 1. We approve of… — Edward Pearson Pressey Copy Share Image
“Money bought access. But the Second American Revolution had happened, people began taking the Constitution seriously again, and the practice of renting… — Jack McDevitt Copy Share Image
“Think of George Washington, putting everything he had into the American Revolution, and then saying, “The event is in the hand of… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
“The prominent British statesman and scholar Edmund Burke (1729–1797) emphasized another fundamental characteristic of the civil society—valuing human experience, tradition, and custom.… — Mark R. Levin Copy Share Image
Obama is now fighting for his life. He's fighting for a federal government. I believe in a federal government. I hope it… — Oliver Stone Copy Share Image
Let us consider, brethren, we are struggling for our best birthrights and inheritance, which being infringed, renders all our blessings precarious in… — Samuel Adams Copy Share Image
“The great American dream that reached out to the stars has been lost to the stripes. We have forgotten where we came… — Saul D. Alinsky Copy Share Image
A disunited people till the end of time, suspicious and distrustful of each other, [the Americans] will be divided and subdivided into… — Josiah Tucker Copy Share Image
“As George Marsden reminds us, “at the time of the American Revolution there was no distinctly ‘Christian’ line of political thought as… — Steven K. Green Copy Share Image
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
“Dicky and Maude lived within familiar confines: the Ivy League, the Junior League, The Social Register, Emily Post, Lilly Pulitzer, the Daughters… — Maggie Shipstead 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 the crisis, shrink from the… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before his majesty, with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
In 1984, Jim Koch used his family's lager recipe to start Boston Beer Company, which has since become the largest 'craft' brewer… — Elizabeth Flock 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
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
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
“For years after the American Revolution, the public opposed the creation of police departments, fearing that they would become forces of repression.… — David Grann 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
“The bibles (in English translation) are Mao Tse-Tung on Guerrilla Warfare by Brigadier General Samuel B. Griffith, USMC (Ret), which contains General… — J.C. Wylie Copy Share Image
“ The primary leaders of the so-called founding fathers of our nation were not Bible-believing Christians; they were deists . Deism was… — Farrell Till Copy Share Image
“Gabrielle’s car climbed up Skyline Drive into the Ramapo Mountains. The road was only forty-five minutes from Manhattan, but it might as… — Harlan Coben Copy Share Image
“And I beheld that their mother Gentiles were gathered together upon the waters, and upon the land also, to battle against them.… — Nephi Copy Share Image
I think that most people don't think in terms of an American revolution, they think in terms of a Russian revolution, or… — Grace Lee Boggs Copy Share Image
“In Jefferson's mind great historical leaps forward were almost always the product of a purging, which freed societies from the accumulated debris… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
Nothing exceptional [would happen to the world under a Hillary Clinton's presidency] - things would stay the same: sponsorship of "Color" or… — Andre Vltchek 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
“Revolution was the great nightmare of eighteenth-century British society, and when first the American Revolution of 1776, then the French Revolution of… — Ronald Carter Copy Share Image
![“On January 27, 1778, the -Articles of Confederation-, recently adopted by Congress, were debated here [Montague, Massachusetts]. It was 'voted to approve of the Articles, except the first clause,' giving Congress the power to declare peace and war. This it was resolved, 'belongs to the people.” quote by Edward Pearson Pressey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32c/edward-pearson-pressey-61813_american-revolution_on-january-27-1778-the-articles-of-confe_2695997.jpg)
![“Long accustomed to the use of European manufactures, [the Cherokee Indians] are as incapable of returning to their habits of skinsand furs as we are, and find their wants the less tolerable as they are occasioned by a war [the American Revolution] the event of which is scarcely interesting to them.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a5/thomas-jefferson-43_accustomed_long-accustomed-to-the-use-of-european-m_1549528.jpg)
![“The important point of this report [Montague, Massachusetts; July 7, 1774] may be summed up in six resolutions: 1. We approve of the plan for a Continental Congress September 1, at Philadelphia. 2. We urge the disuse of India teas and British goods. 3. We will act for the suppression of pedlers…” quote by Edward Pearson Pressey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/708/edward-pearson-pressey-61813_american-revolution_the-important-point-of-this-report-monta_135169.jpg)
![“A disunited people till the end of time, suspicious and distrustful of each other, [the Americans] will be divided and subdivided into little commonwealths... with no center of union and no common interest.” quote by Josiah Tucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/184/josiah-tucker-88359_american-revolution_a-disunited-people-till-the-end-of-time_949475.jpg)
![“[T]he hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty - that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not…” quote by George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbf/george-washington-257_american-revolution_t-he-hour-is-fast-approaching-on-which-t_677729.jpg)
![“Nothing exceptional [would happen to the world under a Hillary Clinton's presidency] - things would stay the same: sponsorship of "Color" or "Umbrella" or whatever "revolutions", some more coups, "regime changes", direct invasions, bombing, propaganda warfare against China, Russia, Iran, South…” quote by Andre Vltchek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/andre-vltchek-5249_american-revolution_nothing-exceptional-would-happen-to-the_1541451.jpg)
