"I received orders from Congress to proceed to……" — Abraham Whipple
"I received orders from Congress to proceed to Charleston in South Carolina, for the purpose of Co'operating with General Lincoln in the defense of that Capitol."
More Capitol Quotes
- Every Democrat on Capitol Hill professes to be a fiscal hawk. — Bob Beauprez
- The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government. — Grace Abbott
- If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also. — Garth Brooks
- A senator will come off Capitol Hill and they'll be barred from two years from lobbying in the Senate. So… — Jack Abramoff
- The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol. — Pamela Anderson
- With almost no time to decide, [your loved ones] gave the entire country an incalculable gift. They saved the Capitol… — William J. Clinton
- Well Washington DC what are you going to do. They think the capitol steps are the state of the art… — Harry Shearer
- On Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled House voted mostly along party lines tonight to pass President Bush's federal budget blueprint. This… — Dan Rather
- I'll have the chance to do a production number on A Capitol Fourth. — Barry Bostwick
- I hate to tell you, but it's not always pretty up there on Capitol Hill and there have been other… — Tony Snow
- I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10 mile radius of my office on… — Ron Paul
- I always read the Capitol as f—ked up pansexuality, everybody is doing everybody. Back to Greek and Roman times! It’s… — Lenny Kravitz