American revolution Quote by Steven L. Harrison

My most cherished possessions are my grandma's letters and my vintage Martha Washington cookbook.

— Sandra Lee

The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If Martha Washington…

— Paula Poundstone

Martha Washington. I think she's done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly…

— Cokie Roberts

Gracie: "Don't give up, Blanche. Women don't do that. Look at Betsy Ross, Martha Washington-they didn't give up. Look at Nina Jones." Blanche Morton:…

— Gracie Allen

“George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) was the highest ranking military officer on the western frontier in the American Revolution.  He was also the brother of…

— Steven L. Harrison

“There were counter-protests, of course, and in the end Mapplethorpe’s work was exhibited, but the message to the arts community was clear: stray too…

— David Bayles

“The British government in 1807 had issued the “Orders in Council,” which enforced a naval blockade against France, and with a shortage of seamen…

— Charles River Editors

Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our…

— Samuel Adams

But what do we mean by the American Revolution? Do we mean the American war? The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The…

— John Adams

“Socially, politically, economically, militarily, culturally, racially, sexually, demographically, even mythologically, World War II was the crucible that forged modern America. It was the transforming…

— Haynes Johnson

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded are justice and fear. After the injuries we have done them,…

— Thomas Jefferson

The shot heard round the world.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson