John Tyler

I am the 10th President of the US. Born & died in VA. I was also VP, 23rd Gov. of VA, US Sen., & US Rep.

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@willmonknj Revolution was what happened with ideas in the meeting rooms, drafting, signing and ratifying the Declaration, Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution; more so than what happened on the battlefield.

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@claude_hammond You inflate the value of the Great Triumvirate and undervalue others. Easy to do.

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A dependence on its people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions.

Madison The Federalist No. 51

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What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature. If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.

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In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.

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@vintagemapstore Excluding the Tombigbee-Warrior which connects the Tennessee to the Mobile Bay is a Sin with a capital S.

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@JKPolkSHS I an ever grateful for Polk’s agreement to fulfill my long term negotiations to annex Texas. The explosion of the Peacemaker on the USS Princeton is the only reason it was not completed under my watch.

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@TJMonticello And my father, John Tyler, escaped capture in Charlottesville along with other legislators including Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee and Benjamin Harrison.

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@AccentsSouthern Grade A. My ancestors lived in Jamestown and one, Burgess John Page, gave the land that became Williamsburg.

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@paul_jkrause

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@GrtAmericans You must count Robert Yates among them.

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@VirginiaHistory @PoplarForest Exceptional architecture replete with his much loved octagonal rooms.

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@EchoesofWarYT @ProjectVirginia Jefferson, Patrick Henry, my father, two signers of the Declaration of Independence - Benjamin Harrison & Richard Henry Lee all escpaed Charlottesville thanks to Jouett. Unfortunately, Daniel Boone was captured.

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@GrtAmericans @claude_hammond When Tarleton marched to Charlottesville on June 3, 1781, Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Benjamin Harrison and my father were among those who escaped, thanks to Jack Jouett. But unfortunately Daniel Boone was captured.

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@VirginiaHistory A vital retreat and an important event in the history of Virginia.

Often forgotten is that not all legislators escaped. The esteemed Daniel Boone was actually captured by Tarleton’s men in Charlottesville.

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@VirginiaHistory My father, along with Patrick Henry & Benjamin Harrison & Richard Henry Lee (both signers if the Declaration), were among the legislators in Charlottesville, who escaped westward to Staunton, thanks to Jack Jouett.

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@JKPolkSHS @nc Pierce did little without his wife’s ok.

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@AHC1776 Exceptional