July Quote by Thomas B. Allen Download Open image ““On July 4 the Continental Congress in Philadelphia voted,”” — Thomas B. Allen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare July
“Sunday,February 4th 2018 The night the City of Philadelphia cried together” — Charmaine J Forde Copy Share Image
“On the first day of the meeting that would become known as the United States Constitutional Convention, Edmund Randolph of Virginia kicked off the proceedings. Addressing his great fellow Virginian General George Washington, victorious hero of the War of Independence, who sat in the chair, Randolph hoped to convince delegates sent by seven, so far, of the thirteen states, with… — William Hogeland Copy Share
“The important point of this report [Montague, Massachusetts; July 7, 1774] may be summed up in six resolutions: 1. We approve of the plan for a Continental Congress September 1, at Philadelphia. 2. We urge the disuse of India teas and British goods. 3. We will act for the suppression of pedlers and petty chapmen (supposably vendors of dutiable wares).… — Edward Pearson Pressey Copy Share
“A year earlier, representatives of thirteen states had assembled in Philadelphia and declared their intention to form a more perfect union, but what had come of their declaration was a long way from being a union, let alone a perfect one, and Schuyler, along with all his other problems, was caught up in one of the regional rivalries that would… — Richard M. Ketchum Copy Share
October 6, 1774 I met those of our society who had votes in the ensuing election, and advised them 1. To vote, without fee… — John Wesley Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Members of Congress are like the voters in one respect -- they want to go with the winners.” — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
The Declaration [of Independence] was a committee report, and [Tomas] Jefferson was simply the draftsman. [John] Adams's crucial role in bringing about independence in… — Gordon S. Wood Copy Share Image
“If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
“There his tormentors yanked him from the ox’s belly, then reached in to pluck out the beast’s entrails, which they used to whip him… — Thomas B. Allen Copy Share Image
“His principal assistant was David Matthews, the Tory mayor of New York, described by a Tory writer as “a person low in estimation as… — Thomas B. Allen Copy Share Image
“Campbell would later complain about “irregulars from the upper country [of Georgia] under the denomination of crackers, a race of men whose motions were… — Thomas B. Allen Copy Share Image
“Today, four to six million Canadians—about one-fifth of the population—claim a Tory ancestor. Many Canadians believe that their nation’s traditional devotion to law and… — Thomas B. Allen Copy Share Image
“The Bristol‘s captain, John Morris, struck several times, stayed on the quarterdeck until his right arm was shot off. He died in a few… — Thomas B. Allen Copy Share Image
On July 26, 1916, I announced to all my friends in America that from now on I resolved to write no more poems in… — Hu Shih Copy Share Image
Many public-school children seem to know only two dates—1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don't know what happened on either… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
All labours draw hame at even, And can to others say, "Thanks to the gracious God of heaven, Whilk sent this summer day." — Alexander Hume Copy Share Image
A federal grand jury is investigating allegations that David Copperfield raped, assaulted and threatened a woman he took to his private island in the… — Chelsea Handler Copy Share Image
My works are dear to me, each in its own way, I shall have to answer for them on the Day off Judgement. God… — Marc Chagall Copy Share Image
Our opponents see an America in which every day is April 15, tax day. Well, we see an America in which every day is… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Of all the jaw-droppingly beautiful women who've become genuine movie stars, none has had a longer film career (62 years), has been filmed in… — Robert Osborne Copy Share Image
What I’m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe. What I’m… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
A sucker punch came flying from somewhere in the back. As soon as we can see clearly with our big black eye, we're going… — Toby Keith Copy Share Image
I usually don't have a burger, a brat, and a steak but it is 4th of July. And I need the energy if I'm… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
The mission statement was ordered, and it sent the 800th MP Brigade, effective the first of July, up to Baghdad. I joined my brigade… — Janis Karpinski Copy Share Image
I play the radio and moon about...and dream of Utopias where its always July the 24th 1935, in the middle of summer forever. — Zelda Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
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![“If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union, or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated, where reason is left free to combat it." [First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1801]” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/60e/thomas-jefferson-43_founding-fathers_if-there-be-any-among-us-who-would-wish_1357701.jpg)
![“Campbell would later complain about “irregulars from the upper country [of Georgia] under the denomination of crackers, a race of men whose motions were too voluntary to be under restraint and whose scouting disposition [was] in quest of pillage.” The crackers, he reported, “found many excuses for…” quote by Thomas B. Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68d/thomas-b-allen-54186_adventure_campbell-would-later-complain-about-irre_1128537.jpg)
