Memorable Quotes from Howard Da Silva
10 quotesSymbolic Birds in Revolutionary Debate
John Adams
The eagle.
Thomas Jefferson
The dove.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The turkey.
John Adams
The eagle.
Thomas Jefferson
The dove.
John Adams
The eagle!
Thomas Jefferson
(considers) The eagle.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The turkey.
John Adams
The eagle. The eagle is a majestic bird!
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The eagle is a scavenger, a thief and coward. A symbol of over ten centuries of European mischief.
John Adams
And the turkey?
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The turkey is a truly noble bird. Native american, a source of sustenance to our original settlers, and an incredibly brave fellow who wouldn't flinch from attacking a whole regiment of Englishmen single-handedly! Therefore, the national bird of America is going to be...
John Adams
The eagle!
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
The eagle!
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Election Results and Voter Reactions in New Salem
Mentor Graham
Abe carried New Salem by 205 votes to 3.
Jack Armstrong
My boys are out tryin to find the 3 skunks who voted wrong.
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A Conversation About Law Enforcement Attention
Eddie Harwood
Half the cops in L.A. are looking for you.
Johnny Morrison
Only half?
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Occupations for the Failed: Teaching and Politics
Mentor Graham
Well, Abe, there are always two occupations open to those who have failed at everything else: school teaching and politics.
Lincoln's Cook
President of the United States! If they get him back there into Washington, he won't ever come out alive.
Jack Armstrong
I tell you, you all ought to listen to the judge. He got a round belly but a level head. No one can do nothin with me without lickin me first!
[to the crowd]
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Acknowledging Faults in Love
Eddie Harwood
I know I've got lots of faults, but being in love with you isn't one of them, is it?
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The Dilemma of Independence and Compromise
Edward Rutledge
Remove it, or South Carolina will bury, now and forever, your dream of independence.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
John, I beg you, consider what you're doing.
John Adams
Mark me Franklin, if we give in on this issue, posterity will never forgive us.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
That's probably true, but we won't hear a thing. We will be long gone. Besides, what will posterity think we were? Demigods? We're men, no more, no less. Trying to get a nation started against greater odds than a more generous God would have allowed. First things first John, independence America. If we don't secure that, what difference will the rest make?
John Adams
Jefferson, say something.
Thomas Jefferson
What else is there to do?
John Adams
Well man, you're the one who wrote it.
Thomas Jefferson
I wrote all of it, Mr Adams.
John Adams
There it is Rutledge, you have your slavery, little good may it do you. Now vote, damn you!
Edward Rutledge
Mr. President, the fair colony of South Carolina, says Yea.
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The Birth of a New National Identity
John Dickinson
Fortunately, the people maintain a higher regard for their mother country.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Higher, certainly, than she feels for them. Never was such a valuable possession so stupidly and recklessly managed, than this entire continent by the British crown. Our industry discouraged, our resources pillaged... first of all our very character stifled. We've spawned a new race here, Mr. Dickinson. Rougher, simpler; more violent, more enterprising; less refined. We're a new nationality. We require a new nation.
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The Pen's Power Over the Sword
John Adams
(reading a note tossed down from Jefferson) "Dear Mr. Adams, I am taking my wife back to bed. Kindly go away. Your obedient, T. Jefferson." Incredible!
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
(chuckles) You know, perhaps I should have written the Declaration. At my age there's little doubt that the pen is mightier than the sword.
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Treason's Perspective: Winners and Losers Debate
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers.
John Adams
(scoffs) I have more to do than stand here all day listening to you quote yourself.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Oh, John, that was a new one!
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A Debate on Sleep and English Identity
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Please Mr. Dickinson, but must you start banging? How is a man to sleep?
John Dickinson
Forgive me, Dr. Franklin, but must YOU start speaking? How is a man to stay awake?
John Dickinson
We'll promise to be quiet - I'm sure everyone prefers that you remained asleep.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
If I'm to hear myself called an Englishman, sir, I assure you I prefer I'd remained asleep.
John Dickinson
What's so terrible about being called an Englishman? The English don't seem to mind.
Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Nor would I, were I given the full rights of an Englishman. But to call me one without those rights is like calling an ox a bull. He's thankful for the honor, but he'd much rather have restored what's rightfully his.
John Dickinson
When did you first notice they were missing, sir?
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