John Ripin Miller

“after all, it is easy to cast as a flaw in others a trait you yourself possess.”

— John Ripin Miller

“I’ll never forget the dejected looks of the British and Hessians as they surrendered while the British band, unaware of the irony,…

— John Ripin Miller

“It is often written that, during his presidency, the General was not a politician. Of course, he was a great politician in…

— John Ripin Miller

“Rules of Civility, Philip Miller’s The Gardeners Dictionary, Arthur Young’s A Course of Experimental Agriculture, and Humphrey Bland’s Treatise of Military Discipline.”

— John Ripin Miller

“A common man can be a hero and a coward,” he was fond of saying. “Discipline and leadership will go a long…

— John Ripin Miller

“It will not be believed that such a force as Great Britain has employed in this country could be baffled in their…

— John Ripin Miller

“It was just expected that officers should finance their service, including food and clothing.”

— John Ripin Miller

“That brings me back to Monday, March 10, 1783, in Newburgh, New York, and the extraordinary events that followed over the next several days.”

— John Ripin Miller