Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.

James Cook

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Topic

Adventure Wanderlust

Author

James Cook

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1774 1770s 18th century

Occupation

Explorer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Cook, James. Diary entry. 30 Jan. 1774.

Current Citation

Cook, James. The Journals of Captain Cook. Penguin Classics, 2000.

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Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war let it begin here!

John Parker

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Topic
American Revolution
Speaker
John Parker
Language
English
Time
1775 1770s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Parker, John. To his Minute Men at Lexington, Massachusetts. Battle of Lexington. 19 Apr. 1775, Lexington Green, Lexington, MA, USA.