Johnny Tremain Quotes

James Otis For we must fight this war, in meeting house and Congress and the halls of Parliament, as well as on the field! But what it's all about, you'll really never know. And yet it-it it's so much simpler than any of you think. We give all we have. We fight! We die, for a simple thing. Only that a man could stand.

Paul Revere Turn out! Turn out your militia!

Villager What's all the noise down there?

Paul Revere The Redcoats are coming!

Johnny Tremain You trust me?

Rab Silsbee Any reason why we shouldn't?

Samuel Adams This meeting can do nothing more to save the country!

Ship Captain ].] Isn't it odd? These Indians seem to prefer principles to profits.

Patriot Commander at Lexington We'll stand by our orders, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.

Paul Revere There's a time for casting silver and a time for casting cannon. If that isn't in the Holy Writ, it should't be.

Gen. Gage You see those campfires, gentlemen? Yesterday we ruled over Boston. Tonight we are beseiged in it. And still they come from every village and farm. Tonight 10,000. Tomorrow perhaps twice 10,000. We've experienced more than a defeat, more than a mere misfortune of war. We have been vanquished by an idea, a belief in human rights.