"This anniversary animates and gladdens, and unites all American hearts. On other days of the year we may be party men, indulging in controversies more or less important to the public good; we may have likes and dislikes, and we may maintain our political differences often with warm, and sometimes with angry feelings. But to-day we are Americans all in all, nothing but Americans." —Webster, Daniel. "The Fourth of July." Bancroft's Fifth Reader, A.L. Bancroft & Company, San Francisco: 1883. p. 239.
Peace arch border crossing between Canada and WA state
"What are Declarations of Independence and universal equality, and what are paltry muskets in the hands of insurgents, before the insinuating democracy of a cheap horse, that is swift, yet tractable, for any one of any age or either sex; that requires no feeding, no attendance, and no stable room? Verily, the pursuit of happiness is most reasonably attempted if the pursuer is mounted on the swiftness and comfort of a bicycle."—Humphrey, Marmaduke. "A Cycle Show in Little", Godey’s Magazine, April 1896, pp. 367—378.
Be sure to check out the latest volume in The Tales of Chetzemoka, wherein our friends visit our neighbors to the north!
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