“America was named after a man who discovered no part of the New World. History is like that, very chancy.” MenWorldAmericaNew WorldWorld History Author:Samuel Eliot Morison
“America was discovered accidentally by a great seaman who was looking for something else; when discovered it was not wanted; and most of the exploration for the next fifty years was done in the hope of getting through or around it. America was named after a man who discovered no part of the New World. History is like that, very chancy.” MenWorldYearsDoneWantedAmericaHopeNextDiscoveryHistoricalFiftyExplorationNew WorldWorld HistorySeamen Author:Samuel Eliot Morison
“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
“A tough but nervous, tenacious but restless race [the Yankees]; materially ambitious, yet prone to introspection, and subject to waves of religious emotion. . . . A race whose typical member is eternally torn between a passion for righteousness and a desire to get on in the world.” WorldDesireReligionPassionReligiousRaceEmotionSubjectsMembersToughWaveNervousRighteousnessAmbitiousTypicalIntrospectionTornRestlessYankeesTenacious Author:Samuel Eliot Morison
