The American Revolution and the Civil War were not merely discrete events. They constitute the first and last acts of a single drama. The fourscore and seven years between the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address comprehended the action of a tremendous world-historical tragedy.


p. 53 - How to Think about the American Revolution: A Bicentennial Cerebration (1978)

Harry V. Jaffa Quotes

The American Revolution and the Civil War were not merely discrete events. They constitute the first and last acts of a single drama. The fourscore...

The American Revolution and the Civil War were not merely discrete events. They constitute the first and last acts of a single drama. The fourscore...

The American Revolution and the Civil War were not merely discrete events. They constitute the first and last acts of a single drama. The fourscore...

The American Revolution and the Civil War were not merely discrete events. They constitute the first and last acts of a single drama. The fourscore...