A pair of quotes about the American Revolution (a/k/a the "War for Independence") from John Adams and George Washington....
Adams, John: Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations. - letter to William Cushing, 1776
Washington: - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action; and bidding an Affectionate farewell to this August body under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life. - Address to Congress on Resigning his Commission — 1783
In both quotes we see the beginning and end of the Revolution; in Adams' quote, we see one of the ringleaders of the Revolution reminding his fellow revolutionary of the period they were living in, a period that would ultimately result in America gaining her independence from Great Britain. Washington, meanwhile, puts an ending to the Revolution by resigning his commission as Commanding General of the Continental Army, the same spirit of self-sacrifice he would later show by retiring from the Presidency after two terms in office.
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