Revolution Quotes

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[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
Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind! — George Washington
Very many and very meritorious were the worthy patriots who assisted in bringing back our government to its republican tack. To preserve it in that,… — Thomas Jefferson
Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, the city and… — Thomas Paine
I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state; up and help us; lay… — Thomas Paine
The shot heard round the world. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am now . . . on a subject, which fills me with inexpressible concern . . . . But as it has been a… — George Washington
It is impossible for the man of pious reflection not to perceive in it [the Constitution] a finger of that Almighty hand which has been… — James Madison
O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could… — Patrick Henry
In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty.… — James Madison
Freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things. It is the continuing revolution of the marketplace. It is the… — Ronald Reagan
Insurrection. An unsuccessful revolution; disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government. — Ambrose Bierce
The death of a dear friend, wife, brother, lover, which seemed nothing but privation, somewhat later assumes the aspect of a guide or genius; for… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trade is the natural enemy of all violent passions. Trade loves moderation, delights in compromise, and is most careful to avoid anger. It is patient,… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Every revolution was first a thought in one man's mind. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I believe that if we had and would keep our dirty, bloody, dollar-soaked fingers out of the business of these nations so full of depressed,… — Michael Parenti
The first question that offers itself is, whether the general form and aspect of the government be strictly republican? It is evident that no other… — James Madison
The great battleground for the defense and expansion of freedom today is the whole southern half of the globe... the lands of the rising peoples.… — John F. Kennedy
But above all, what this Congress can be remembered for is opening the way to a new American revolutiona peaceful revolution in which power was… — Richard M. Nixon

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