Famous quotes containing the words charles, james, fox, american, war and/or independence:
“As I was going by Charing Cross,
I saw a black man upon a black horse;
They told me it was King Charles the First—”
—Unknown. As I was going by Charing Cross (l. 1–3)
“The ‘I think’ which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the ‘I breathe’ which actually does accompany them.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“Many scraps make a lot; fox furs, sewn together, make a fine robe.”
—Chinese proverb.
“After all, the chief business of the American people is business.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)
“Armageddon. The slaughter of humanity. An atomic war no one wanted, but which no one had the wisdom to avoid.”
—Edward L. Bernds (b. 1911)
“There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no independence quite so important, as living within your means.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)