The spirit that nerved a handful of men to embargo vessels and seize munitions of war covered by British guns never wanted courage, and this historic band now prepared to resist a conservatism that seemed disposed simply to change the name of their masters.
This quote reflects the determination of early American patriots to resist British authority during the Revolutionary War.
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