Impossible Quote by Queen Elizabeth II

The loss of the American colonies was the first time the process of British empire building had been put significantly into reverse, and became…

— David Olusoga

The United States did not keep its promise to help us fight for freedom and it was in the same fight that the United…

— Nguyen Van Thieu

For similar folly, our own country, in the transition from the colonial period, also paid a fearful price; and from a like catastrophe the…

— Andrew Dickson White

We lost because we didn't win.

— Ronaldo

The primary reason America has survived is that we have had leaders who've respected the Constitution, feared it and the rule of law, and…

— Rush Limbaugh

In times of war, it is often best to look to our history to see how past generations of Americans dealt with the loss…

— Virginia Foxx

The heritage of the American Revolution is forgotten, and the American government, for better and for worse, has entered into theheritage of Europe as…

— Hannah Arendt

The American revolution not only cost Britain the 13 colonies but also forced it to rethink the slave trade and slavery, and influenced its…

— Linda Colley

So what if America loses its empire? We never should have had one in the first place.

— John Rzeznik

If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.

— Rachel Maddow

America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain…

— Orson Scott Card

I know why we lost the Civil War. We must have had the same officials.

— Bum Phillips