The British government had not engaged in any serious actual oppression of the colonies before 1774, but it had claimed powers not granted by the governed, powers that made oppression possible, powers that it began to exercise in 1774 in… — Edmund Morgan Copy Share Image
Children whose curiosity survives parental discipline and who manage to grow up before they blow up are invited to join the Yale faculty. Within… — Edmund Morgan Copy Share Image
A historian should not be didactic-that is a word that makes my blood run cold. — Edmund Morgan Copy Share Image
The British government had not engaged in any serious actual oppression of the colonies before 1774, but it had claimed powers not granted by… — Edmund Morgan Copy Share Image
I made a point of always teaching undergraduates because they are not a captive audience. . . . I always tried out my research… — Edmund Morgan Copy Share Image
