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The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians. — Robert Trout
It turns out one of my ancestors fought in the Continental Army, so I was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution. — Henry Louis Gates
The American Revolution and Declaration of Independence, it has often been argued, were fueled by the most radical of all American political ideas. — Carl Bernstein
We really only came around to accepting and integrating the propositional dimension of identity into a concept of ourselves at the time of the American… — Samuel P. Huntington
We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together. — John Hancock
Let this sad tale of death never be told without a tear: let every parent tell the shameful story to his listening children, till tears… — John Hancock
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. — Benjamin Franklin
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which… — Charles Caleb Colton
Soldiers of the American Revolution fought that 18th century war with heavy muskets. In the early 20th century, we kids fought it every Fourth of… — Paul Engle
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. — Nathan Hale
It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government. — Alexander Hamilton
Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know… — Patrick Henry
When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object. — Patrick Henry
Fear is the passion of slaves. — Patrick Henry
As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show them we can fight like men also. — Thomas Jefferson
I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may be trusted to govern themselves without a master. — Thomas Jefferson
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave. — Thomas Jefferson
I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way. — John Paul Jones
I have not yet begun to fight! — John Paul Jones
The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on the colonies by King George III. This act inevitably led to the American Revolution. Just as… — Rand Paul
We have it in our power to begin the world over again. — Thomas Paine
These are the times that try men's souls. — Thomas Paine
There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a… — Carroll Quigley
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. — George Washington
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. — George Washington

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