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attributed, via The Patriot Post ^
| 19 April 1775
| Captain John Parker
Posted on 04/16/2009 12:07:25 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
"Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here." --Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British Troops (attributed), 19 April 1775
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Don’t fire unless fired upon. But if they want a war let it begin here.
--Captain John Parker, commander of the militiamen at Lexington, Massachusetts, on sighting British Troops (attributed), 19 April 1775
Awesome quote... let us keep it in mind.
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04/16/2009 12:15:16 PM PDT
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OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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