Some Wise Words About the War
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
-- Benjamin Franklin at the signing of the Declaration of Independence
-- Benjamin Franklin at the signing of the Declaration of Independence
"Our properties within our own territories [should not] be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but our own."
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1774
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1774
"Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Beside, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of Nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us."
-- Patrick Henry
-- Patrick Henry
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes! Then fire low!"
-- Israel Putnam at the Battle Of Bunker Hill
-- Israel Putnam at the Battle Of Bunker Hill
"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."
-- Tom Paine, 1776
-- Tom Paine, 1776
"Nevertheless, to the persecution and tyranny of his cruel ministry we will not tamely submit -- appealing to Heaven for the justice of our cause, we determine to die or be free."
-- Joseph Warren, 1775
-- Joseph Warren, 1775
"The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are free men, fighting for the blessings of Liberty -- that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men."
-- George Washington, 1776
-- George Washington, 1776
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