The Revolution was effected before the War commenced. The Revolution was in the Minds and Hearts of the People.

John Adams

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Topic

American Revolution Revolution Politics

Author

John Adams

Source

Letters of John Adams

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1818 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

From

United States

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Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Hezekiah Niles. 13 Feb. 1818.

Current Citation

“From John Adams to Hezekiah Niles, 13 February 1818,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-6854.

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Every project has been found to be no better than committing the lamb to the custody of the wolf, except that one which is called a balance of power.

John Adams

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Topic
Constitutional theory Political theory

Author

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Source
Letters of John Adams
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
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Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Roger Sherman. 17 July 1789.

Current Citation

Adams, John. "Correspondence with Roger Sherman and John Taylor." The Portable John Adams. Penguin Classics, 2004.

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Of all peoples the Greeks have dreamt the dream of life best.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Topic
Greece

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Language
German
Time
1819 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. "Individual Points." Ueber Kunst und Altersthum [On Art and Antiquity]. 1826, vol. 5, issue 3.

Current Citation

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang. Maxims and Reflections, translated by Elizabeth Stopp, edited by Peter Hutchinson. Penguin Books, 2005, no. 298.

Another quote about Revolution

Revolution is the festival of the oppressed.

Germaine Greer

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Topic
Revolution Politics

Author

Germaine Greer
Source
The Female Eunuch
Genre
Feminist literature
Language
English
Time
1970 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Greer, Germaine. The Female Eunuch. MacGibbon & Kee, 1970.