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When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that

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"When I read that the British army had landed thirty-two thousand troops - and I had realized, not very long before, that Philadelphia only had thirty thousand people in it - it practically lifted me out of my chair"

- David McCullough

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This quote is written / told by David McCullough somewhere between July 7, 1933 and today. He/she was a famous Historian from USA. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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