“Make no mistake; the American Revolution was not fought to obtain freedom, but to preserve the liberties that Americans already had as colonials. Independence was no conscious goal, secretly nurtured in cellar or jungle by bearded conspirators, but a reluctant last resort, to preserve "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."” LifeLastsGoalMistakeLibertyRevolutionConsciousIndependencePursuitPreservesJungleResortsPursuit Of HappinessReluctantAmerican RevolutionCellarsConspiratorsLife Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness Book:The Oxford history of the American people Source: The Oxford history of the American people
“If the European discovery had been delayed for a century or two, it is possible that the Aztec in Mexico or the Iroquois in North America would have established strong native states capable of adopting European war tactics and maintaining their independence to this day, as Japan kept her independence from China.” IfsTwoWarStatesAmericaStrongCenturyCapableDiscoveryIndependenceChinaNativeJapanThis DayMexicoTacticsMaintainingNorth AmericaAdoptingDelayedAztecIroquois Book:The Oxford history of the American people Source: The Oxford history of the American people
“If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worth while. . . . The beauty and cogency of the preamble, reaching back to remotest antiquity and forward so an indefinite future, have lifted the hearts of millions of men and will continue to do. . . . These words are more revolutionary than anything written by Robespierre, Marx, or Lenin, more explosive than the atom, a continual challenge to ourselves as well as an inspiration to the oppressed of all the world.” IfsMenWorldWellsHeartHas BeensInspirationChallengesMillionsWrittenRevolutionIndependenceRevolutionaryReachingAtomsOppressedDeclarationAntiquityAmerican RevolutionDeclaration Of IndependenceExplosivesPreambleReaching Back Author:Samuel Eliot Morison
“If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.” IfsHas BeensAmericaFreedomLibertyRevolutionIndependenceWorthwhileDeclarationAmerican RevolutionDeclaration Of IndependencePreamble Book:The Oxford history of the American people Source: The Oxford history of the American people
