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Quotable Revolutionaries

The enduring success of the American Revolution is rooted in the powerful words spoken and written by the leaders of the

Date
July 10, 2018
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Do you recognize these famous quotations?

“I write so that King George III may read without his spectacles.”

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John Hancock


“If this be treason, make the most of it.”

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Patrick Henry


“I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.”

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“The British are coming.”

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Paul Revere


“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

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Nathan Hale


“Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes.”

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William Prescott


“I have not yet begun to fight.”

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John Paul Jones


“In every human breast, God has implanted a principle, which we call love of freedom.”

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Phillis Wheatley

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