American Revolution Quotes

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Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. — John Adams
The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. — John Quincy Adams
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them… — Samuel Adams
Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right… — Samuel Adams
James Watt patented his steam engine on the eve of the American Revolution, consummating a relationship between coal and the new Promethean spirit of the… — Jeremy Rifkin
On June 22, 2008, at the age of 71, an American revolutionary died. He was a bona fide genius, an outspoken critich, a literary giant… — Corey Taylor
My fellow citizens, our nation is poised for greatness. We must do what we know is right, and do it with all our might. Let… — Ronald Reagan
What a glorious morning this is! — Samuel Adams
The times that tried men's souls are over-and the greatest and completest revolution the world ever knew, gloriously and happily accomplished. — Thomas Paine
Our unalterable resolution would be to be free. They have attempted to subdue us by force, but God be praised! in vain. Their arts may… — Samuel Adams
The Sun never shined on a cause of greater worth. — Thomas Paine
Now is the seedtime of continental union, faith and honor. The least fracture now, will be like a name engraved with the point of a… — Thomas Paine
The American war is over; but this far from being the case with the American revolution. On the contrary, nothing but the first act of… — Benjamin Rush
Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under… — George Washington
Happy, thrice happy shall they be pronounced hereafter, who have contributed any thing, who have performed the meanest office in erecting this stupendous fabrick of… — George Washington
I consider the war of America against Britain as the country's war, the public's war, or the war of the people in their own behalf,… — Thomas Paine
It is yet to be decided whether the Revolution must ultimately be considered as a blessing or a curse: a blessing or a curse, not… — George Washington
Let us consider, brethren, we are struggling for our best birthrights and inheritance, which being infringed, renders all our blessings precarious in their enjoyments, and,… — Samuel Adams
[T]he hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and… — George Washington
If our country, when pressed with wrongs at the point of the bayonet, had been governed by its heads instead of its hearts, where should… — Thomas Jefferson

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