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American Revolution Quotes

A beginning, not an ending.

American Revolution quotes here treat it as more than a single event — one calls it "a beginning, not a consummation," another describes its rapid change in manners and ideas, a third credits it with binding government to Christian principle.

The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.

Quotes by Woodrow Wilson

Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great?

Quotes by Sam Ervin

The American Revolution was, in fact, a battle against the philosophy of Locke and the English utilitarians.

Quotes by Robert Trout

The American Revolution was sparked by a series of taxes and tariffs on tea. More recently, the Thatcher and Reagan 'revolutions' were rooted in overturning the status quo - excessive taxation - to empower the individual and encourage a free...

Quotes by Priti Patel

Able Quotes

Soldiers of the American Revolution fought that 18th century war with heavy muskets. In the early 20th century, we kids fought it every Fourth of July not only with exploding powder and shimmering flares, but with all of our senses.

Quotes by Paul Engle

The progress of the American Revolution has been so rapid and such the alteration of manners, the blending of characters, and the new train of ideas that almost universally prevail, that the principles which animated to the noblest exertions have...

Quotes by Mercy Otis Warren

The American revolution not only cost Britain the 13 colonies but also forced it to rethink the slave trade and slavery, and influenced its power relations in Asia and the Pacific.

Quotes by Linda Colley

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.

Quotes by John Quincy Adams

Obviously, a big part of the American Revolution was there would be no Church of England the way there was in England. There was a specific attempt not to have an established church.

Quotes by Jeffrey Toobin

American Quotes

I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class.

Quotes by H. W. Brands

The removal of the British after the American Revolution opened the floodgates of paramilitary ranger power. For instance, in 1786, ranger units, including one that included Daniel Boone, attacked a number of friendly Shawnee towns along the Mad River.

Quotes by Greg Grandin

I don't know what the next American revolution is going to be like, but we might be able to imagine it if your imagination were rich enough.

Quotes by Grace Lee Boggs

Before the American Revolution there were frequent slave uprisings, and a lot of people would run away.

Quotes by Edward Ball

The American Revolution and Declaration of Independence, it has often been argued, were fueled by the most radical of all American political ideas.

Quotes by Carl Bernstein

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do these quotes frame the American Revolution overall?
As an ongoing beginning rather than a finished event, one calls it "a beginning, not a consummation," emphasizing what it started rather than what it settled.
What does the quote about "manners and characters" describe?
It describes the American Revolution's rapid transformation of manners, character, and prevailing ideas as historically remarkable in its pace.
Is there a quote connecting the Revolution to Christianity?
Yes, one calls its highest glory the way it bound civil government principles to Christian principles in one indissoluble connection.
Is there a quote referencing divine right and the White House?
Yes, one argues that the notion of divine right ended when the Revolution happened, and it shouldn't apply to White House staff either, used pointedly against political overreach.
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