“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Benjamin Franklin

“The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian, but an American!” Patrick Henry

“I have not yet begun to fight.” John Paul Jones

“Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” John Parker

“If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.” Thomas Paine

“Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes! Then fire low!” Israel Putnam

“One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one's house. A man's house is his castle.” James Otis

“The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are free men, fighting for the blessings of Liberty -- that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men.” George Washington

“Without the pen of Paine, the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.” John Adams

"The British are coming. One if by land, two if by sea." Paul Revere

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Thomas Jefferson

“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.” Thomas Jefferson

“Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty.” Samuel Adams

“Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.” John Adams

“To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.” George Washington

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” George Washington

“A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me.” George III

“Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton.” George III

“Let me die in this old uniform in which I fought my battles. May God forgive me for ever having put on another.” Benedict Arnold

“There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles!” John Hancock