Immortal Phrases From the Birth of a Nation | New England’s Gifts

How many of these immortal phrases do you recognize?

“Taxation without representation is tyranny.” —James Otis (1725–83) Colonial lawyer and member of the Massachusetts provincial assembly  

“What a glorious morning is this!” —Sam Adams (1722–1803) One of the “Founding Fathers” of the Revolution, upon hearing the sound of musket fire at Lexington, Massachusetts, April 19, 1775  

“Don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” —William Prescott (1726–95) Commander of American troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill  

“Tonight the American flag floats from yonder hill or Molly Stark sleeps a widow!” —John Stark (1728—1822) Commander of New Hampshire troops at the Battle of Bennington  

“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” —Nathan Hale (1755–76) A young Connecticut schoolteacher turned soldier, executed by the British for spying on September 22, 1776

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