What a glorious morning is this.

Samuel Adams

On hearing gunfire at Lexington, 19 April 1775.

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American Revolution Revolution

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Samuel Adams

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1775 1770s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

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Citation

Adams, Samuel. Comment upon hearing the gunfire at the Battle of Lexington. 19 Apr. 1775, Lexington, MA, USA.

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The public seldom forgive twice.

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Johann Kasper Lavater
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German
Time
1773 1770s 18th century
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Lavater, Johann Caspar. Aphorisms of Man. London: J. Johnson, 1788, no. 606.

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Lavater, Johann Caspar. "Annotations to Lavater's Aphorisms on Man." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.

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A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.

Thomas Jefferson

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Rebellion Revolution Political theory Politics

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Thomas Jefferson
Source
Letters of Thomas Jefferson
Medium
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Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
American Revolutionary Period
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Madison. 30 Jan. 1787.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "James Madison, Jan. 30, 1787." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

Another quote from 1775

Rebellion to Tyrants is obedience to God.

Benjamin Franklin

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Rebellion Tyrants

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Benjamin Franklin
Source
Bradshaw's Epitaph
Medium
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Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin, [published anonymously]. "Bradshaw's Epitaph." Pennsylvania Evening Post. Philadelphia, 14 Dec. 1775.

Current Citation

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If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions. If anyone wishes to deny their truth or their soundness, the only direction in which he can proceed historically is not forward, but backward toward the time when there was no equality, no rights of the individual, no rule of the people. Those who wish to proceed in that direction can not lay claim to progress. They are reactionary. Their ideas are not more modern, but more ancient, than those of the Revolutionary fathers.

Calvin Coolidge

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Equality Political progress Political theory American founding
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Calvin Coolidge
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Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1926 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Coolidge, Calvin. Speech on the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 5 July 1926, Philadelphia, PA, USA.