"When the Revolutionary War ended in 1781, not everyone was celebrating. It is estimated that between 15 and 20 percent of the population back then were loyal to the British Crown and thus were not so thrilled when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown."

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Source : "What Happened To British Loyalists After The Revolutionary War?". "All Things Considered" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. July 3, 2015.

Rachel Martin

#War Quotes #Crowns Quotes #Yorktown Quotes

“As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.”
“You can use the fun of the genre, but I also really wanted to come at it from the point of view of some really complex characterization. There was a lot that I wanted it to do, and I wanted it to be fun. It's fun, but it's not simple fun.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Congressman Berg will repeatedly talk about Harry Reid and Barack Obama, and I find it interesting, because this morning, when I woke up and brushed my teeth, I looked in the mirror and I did not see a tall, African-American, skinny man. So let's make it clear that my priorities are North Dakota priorities.”

Source : "Dem takes Palin approach on energy" by David Catanese, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.
“Journalism consists in buying white paper at two cents a pound and selling it at ten cents a pound.”
“We watch our own people more closely than anyone else in the world.”
“Yellow shirts have brightened immigration demonstrations across the country”
“From 7 in the morning to 11 at night, I was reading. I don't think one can find any other time in one's life to be left alone so much to read in peace like that.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When we idealize the real, we sacrifice to artistic fancy.”

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