Writing for a newspaper is like running a revolutionary war. You go to battle not when you are ready, but when action… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
Revisiting the Revolutionary War is a bracing reminder that the fate of a continent, and the shape of the modern world, turned… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“Arnold went into treason as into a business, surveying the ground and estimating the possible profits.” — Van Doren Carl C Copy Share Image
“Cry your grief to God. Howl to the heavens. Tear your shirt. Your hair. Your flesh. Gouge your eyes. Carve out your… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“There was a loud shuffling above. A line of redcoats took their position at the edge of the ravine and aimed down… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
“At the top of the Palisades in Weehawken, New Jersey is a small park known as the Dueling Grounds. This Revolutionary War… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One Copy Share Image
Latinos have fought in all of America’s wars, beginning with the Revolutionary War. Many Latinos are fighting and dying for our country… — Joe Baca Copy Share Image
“Adams drew back. He wanted Hannah, but he did not live for her. Making a name for himself was more important. He… — John Ferling Copy Share Image
“The British Army and Navy sang a rousing song called "Heart of Oak"; the rebels had writ one to counter it called… — M.T. Anderson Copy Share Image
Reading is learning, but applying is also learning and the more important kind of learning at that. Our chief method is to… — Mao Zedong Copy Share Image
“They then said they would give me pork and lasses; and then inquired what execution some cannon had done, just before fired… — Joseph Plumb Martin Copy Share Image
“If the Britannica has taught me anything, it's to be more careful. I don't want to turn into an unseemly noun or… — A.J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
It is only in revolutionary struggle against the capitalists of every country, and only in union with the working women and men… — Alexandra Kollontai Copy Share Image
My first direct encounter with the military was when I joined ROTC as a graduate student, although my father, who served in… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
“Over 300,000 veterans from the U.S. armed forces, from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, have been laid to rest… — Patricia Schultz 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
“Rachel kneeled beside Jacob. She took the child's hand and pressed it to the dirt. Her father had told Rachel that Harmons… — Ron Rash Copy Share Image
“For that particular community, for my community, the message has long been clear: The Civil War is a story for white people—acted… — Ta-Nehisi Coates 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
[It was] the poverty caused by the bad influence of the English bankers on the Parliament which has caused in the colonies… — Benjamin Franklin 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
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