“We take the star from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty.” CountryMotherHeavenStarsWhiteLibertyRedPosterityRepresentingSeparatingStripesFlag DayMother CountryWhite Stripes Author:George Washington
“Like birds of passage, the instincts drift the soul adventurously beyond the horizon of sensible things, as if intent on convoying it to the mother country from whence it had flown.” IfsSoulCountryMotherBirdInstinctHorizonPassagesSensibleMother CountryBeyond The Horizon Author:Amos Bronson Alcott
“Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.” MeanCountryMotherLeftDuesSubmitSubmissionVigorousColonyMother Country Author:George III
“We owe to our Mother-Country the Duty of Subjects but will not pay her the Submission of Slaves.” CountryMotherPaySubjectsDutySlaveSubmissionMother Country Author:George Mason