“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
“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
... the connection between imperial politics and culture is astonishingly direct. American attitudes to American "greatness", to hierarchies of race, to the… — Edward Said Copy Share Image
“It was because 'in 1776 our fathers retired the gods from politics.' The basic principle of the American Republic is the freedom… — Joseph Lewis Copy Share Image
“Socially, politically, economically, militarily, culturally, racially, sexually, demographically, even mythologically, World War II was the crucible that forged modern America. It was… — Haynes Johnson Copy Share Image
“the all-time master of exits wanted to make his final departure from the public stage the occasion for explaining his own version… — Joseph J. Ellis Copy Share Image
“Chapter 4 Tyranny Is Tyranny Around 1776, certain important people in the English colonies made a discovery that would prove enormously useful… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“There was something else amusing about the house: the irony that the most important battle of the American Revolution--the shoot-out at the… — Josh Barkan Copy Share Image
