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Famous Quotations

Famous Quotations. Famous Quotations. “Give me liberty or give me death”—Patrick Henry in speech to Virginia House of Burgesses before the American Revolution “All men are created equal…”—Declaration of Independence “We the people…”—the Preamble of the Constitution

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Famous Quotations

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  1. Famous Quotations

  2. Famous Quotations • “Give me liberty or give me death”—Patrick Henry in speech to Virginia House of Burgesses before the American Revolution • “All men are created equal…”—Declaration of Independence • “We the people…”—the Preamble of the Constitution • “Four score and seven years ago…”—opening of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address • “government of the people, by the people, for the people…”—ending of Lincolns’ Gettysburg Address

  3. Famous Quotations • “No taxation without representation”—battle cry of the American Revolution • “Remember the Alamo”—battle cry of the Texas Revolution for independence from Mexico • “Remember the Maine”—battle cry of the Spanish-American War. • “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”—1st inaugural address of FR during the Great Depression in 1933

  4. Famous Quotations • “A date that will live in infamy…”—FDR referring to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. • “Remember Pearl Harbor”—battle cry of World War II • “I shall return”—General Douglas MacArthur in WWII, said as he left the Philippines, fleeing form Japanese forces, promising to return and free Philippines from Japanese control.

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