American revolution Quote by Dan Quayle

If America was a person, and it sat down, Lancaster town would be plunged into a Darkness unbreathable.

— Thomas Pynchon

“On the first day of the meeting that would become known as the United States Constitutional Convention, Edmund Randolph of Virginia kicked off the…

— William Hogeland

Lancaster, California ... that promised land sometimes called 'the west coast of Iowa.

— Joan Didion

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city, and it tingles down to the feet of every…

— William Howard Taft

July 4, 1776 was the historic day on which the representatives of three millions of people vocalized Concord, and Lexington, and Bunker Hill, which…

— Calvin Coolidge

If the Founding Fathers and other patriots who fought during the Revolutionary War could see the United States today, I believe they would be…

— John Linder

“This restoration was preceded by a long period of preparation. The Pilgrims and other Europeans were inspired to find this American haven of refuge…

— Spencer W. Kimball

Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much…

— Rick Perry

[ John] Winthrop was the man who first said America was "a city upon a hill," which [Ronald] Reagan then appropriated. There are incidents…

— Kevin Sessums

... Washington is, for one thing, the news capital of the world. And for another, it is a company town. Most of the interesting…

— Sally Quinn

There are two Americas: Washington and the rest of us.

— Eric Garcetti

The more I observed Washington, the more frequently I visited it, and the more people I interviewed there, the more I understood how prophetic…

— John Mason Brown