Venezuelan War of Independence/stalemate 1816

Famous quotes containing the words war, independence and/or stalemate:

    “... when there is a war the years are longer that is to say the days are longer the months are longer the years are much longer but the weeks are shorter that is what makes a war.”
    —Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)

    “Hail, Columbia! happy land!
    Hail, ye heroes! heaven-born band!
    Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
    Who fought and bled in Freedom’s cause,
    And when the storm of war was gone,
    Enjoyed the peace your valor won.
    Let independence be our boast,
    Ever mindful what it cost;”
    —Joseph Hopkinson (1770–1842)

    “Courage is in the air in bracing whiffs
    Better than all the stalemate an’s and ifs.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)