quotes Flashcards
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To say that America, with some French aid, defeated England is like saying ‘Daddy and I killed the bear.
william pitt
“They stand no longer in need of her protection. She will call on them to contribute towards supporting the burdens they have helped bring on to her, and they will answer by striking off all dependence
Comte de Vergennes, French official at the end of the 7 Years War
“If I can be but the instrument of preserving one life, his blessing or tears of transport shall be sufficient consolation to me, for the contempt of all mankind”
John Adams, quoting the Marquess di Beccaria
“We have always governed ourselves.
an American solider given reason why he fought
“He that accepts protection stipulates obedience.”
samuel johson
It is my opinion that this kingdom has no right to lay a tax upon the colonists. The Americans are the sons, not the bastards of England.”
william pitt
“Affairs here are worse than even the time of the Stamp Act…. If you think 10,000 men enough, send 20,000; if a £1 million is thought enough, give two; you will save both blood and the treasure in the end.”
general gage
“They call me a brainless Tory. But tell me which is better – to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away or by three thousand tyrants not one mile away?
an American loyalist
“The die is now cast; the colonists must either submit or triumph.”
king george
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”
Thomas Jefferson
These are the times that try men’s souls…Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered.”
Thomas Paine the American crisis
“To say that America, with some French aid, defeated England is like saying ‘Daddy and I killed the bear.
unknown
“The die is now cast, the colonists must either submit or triumph”
king george iii
Give me Liberty or give me death.”
patrick henry
Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes.”
William Prescott or Israel Putnam
“We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.”
George Washington
