Thursday, August 15, 2013

Quote of the Day: Earl of Darthmouth and Samuel Adams

Quote of the Day:
From: Paul Revere's Ride
by David Hackett Fischer

King George III and Lord North British leaders"Keep the measure secret until the moment of execution, it can hardly fail of success...Any efforts of the people, unprepared to encounter with a regular force, cannot be very formidable."

-Earl of Dartmouth to General Gage







"We may all be soon under the necessity of keeping Shooting Irons."

-Samuel Adams to Stephen Collins

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