25 result(s) for Revolutionary War Quotes.
"Give me liberty, or give me death."
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
"These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."
"I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!"
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"The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not a Virginian, But an American!"
"If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsel or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen."
"It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds."
"A frequent recurrence to the fundamental principles of the Constitution, and a constant vigilance against every encroachment thereon, are necessary to the preservation of liberty."
"There is nothing more important to the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue."
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
"Liberty, once lost, is lost forever."
"We are now to decide whether we will be a free people, or a subservient people."
"A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one."
"There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism."
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."
"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
"Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company."
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country."
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"Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech."
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"He who is employed is tempted in one way; he who is idle, in many."
"The die is now cast; the colonies must either submit or triumph. I trust they will triumph."
