“ In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the constitution. Thomas Jefferson
“ An essential difference between the American and French revolutions was that the American version allowed a search for many truths, while French zealots tried to impose a single sacred truth that allo… Ron Chernow
“ The U.S. didn't achieve its liberty or prosperity by mistake. It was by design, and the architects were the Founding Fathers. Don't mess with the Constitution. The Constitution matters. A.E. Samaan
“ Without Thomas Jefferson and his Declaration of Independence, there would have been no American revolution that announced universal principles of liberty. Without his participation by the side of the… Christopher Hitchens
“ [I]t is the greatest absurdity to suppose it in the power of one, or of any number of men, at the entering into society to renounce their essential natural rights, or the means of preserving those rig… Samuel Adams
“ Jefferson appeared to his enemies as an American version of Candide; Hamilton as an American Machiavelli. Joseph J. Ellis
“ Stain not the glory of your worthy ancestors, but like them resolve never to part with your birthright; be wise in your deliberations, and determined in your exertions for the preservation of your lib… Joseph Warren
“ Until Washington crossed the Delaware, the triumph of the old order seemed inevitable. Thereafter, things would never be the same again. David Hackett Fischer
“ No one recorded what those marches were, though decades later there was an apocryphal and later-debunked story the one of the songs the British played was the on-the-nose The World Turned Upside Down. Sarah Vowell
“ Lincoln once said that America was founded on a proposition that was written by Jefferson in 1776. We are really founded on an argument about what that proposition means. Joseph J. Ellis
“ If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy. Marquis de Lafayette
“ And it is undeniably true that the greatest and most important right of a British subject is that he shall be governed by no laws but those to which he, either in person or by his representatives, hat… Joseph Warren
“ FUCK UNITY! FUCK CONSENSUS! There was no unity or consensus during the American Revolution. We had principled leadership from a small, vocal, minority that refused to compromise on the issue of indivi… A.E. Samaan
“ True republicanism is the sovereignty of the people. There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. Marquis de Lafayette
“ This is not our fight', the old man said. 'British or American, that is not the choice. You must choose your own side, find your road through the valley of darkness that will lead you to the river Jor… Laurie Halse Anderson
