American revolution Quote by Edward Abbey

My great-grandfather fought with the Colonial Army in New England in the American Revolution.

— W. E. B. Du Bois

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

Soldiers of the American Revolution fought that 18th century war with heavy muskets. In the early 20th century, we kids fought it every Fourth…

— Paul Engle

I come from a stupid family. During the civil war my great uncle fought for the west.

— Rodney Dangerfield

We fought against British not because of the color of their skin but also because of the exploitative character of their government.

— Arvind Kejriwal

As a revolutionary people, we Americans won a probable victory over the best and biggest army in the world because we learned to fight…

— Anonymous

In the past members of my family on both my mother's and father's side have fought in the war, in the first and second…

— PJ Harvey

But I'm a daughter of the American revolution, my grandpa fought in World War II, I have lots of family members who were in…

— Katie Pavlich

Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of…

— Harper Lee

I fought for this country.

— Shaggy

“They fought the Indians and then they fought the British, comprising 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army. They were the great pioneers— Daniel…

— James Webb

My father fought on the side of the Central Powers, as a soldier in the Imperial and Royal Austro-Hungarian Army, my maternal grandfather fought…

— Michael Korda