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The Spirit of '76

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  1. A painting from the nineteenth century by Archibald M. Willard, depicting three soldiers of the American Revolutionary War. Though one is wounded, they are marching on with spirit and determination.


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The New York Sun superimposed The Spirit of '76 in one corner of the shot, got 48,000 requests for copies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nixon's plane, The Spirit of '76, carries a miniclinic, including a defibrillating machine for use in case of a heart attack, blood plasma and a tracheotomy set.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though in his long lifetime he produced many such historical illustrations, none attracted the national attention of The Spirit of '76, his most important effort.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the presidential plane The Spirit of '76 with his father, Henry Kissinger, and White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler, he heard the inevitable newsmen ask the inevitable question: "When are we going to China?"

From Time Magazine Archive

As soon as the sound of battle has died away following the departure of Washington and his army, put on the tableau of "The Spirit of '76."

From America First Patriotic Readings by McBrien, Jasper Leonidas

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