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The Battle of Long Island 1776 [aka Battle of Brooklyn - August 27, 1776]
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Posted on 08/26/2008 8:34:38 AM PDT by ETL
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To: ETL
Another great quote by Historian George Trevelyan of the night of the battle of Trenton in 1776.
"It may be doubted whether so small a number of men ever employed so short a space of time with greater or more lasting results upon the history of the world." )
To: Prophet in the wilderness
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08/26/2008 12:13:42 PM PDT
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Oatka
(A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
To: Prophet in the wilderness; NonValueAdded; thefactor
If you want to see the results of painstaking Washington scholarship, go
here and then take a trip to Mount Vernon. They did a great job on recreating The General during different stages of his life.
And NVA and thefactor: thanks for the pings.
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08/26/2008 2:36:11 PM PDT
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Pharmboy
(Democrats lie because they must.)
To: ETL
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08/26/2008 9:42:44 PM PDT
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Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
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