'''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) was a silversmith in colonial America who was very active in [[Boston]]-area revolutionary groups such as the [[Sons of Liberty]]. He is famous for riding from Boston to Lexington, [[Massachusetts]] with [[William Dawes]] on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn the [[minutemen]] that [[British]] troops led by General Thomas Gage were invading. Revere was captured before he could reach [[Concord]], but managed to escape. His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/revere.htm Paul Revere]</ref>
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'''Paul Revere''' (1734-1818) was a silversmith in colonial America who was very active in [[Boston]]-area revolutionary groups such as the [[Sons of Liberty]]. He is famous for riding from Boston to Lexington, [[Massachusetts]] with [[William Dawes]] on the night of April 18, 1775 to warn the [[British]] that [[minutemen]] troops would not give up their weapons, and that they would exercise their natural right to keep and bear arms to resist their [[Big Government]] bullying <ref>http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2011/06/03/sarah-palin-was-right-about-paul-reveres-ride/</ref><ref>http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2011/06/06/sarah-palin-was-right-about-paul-revere</ref><ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2011/0606/Sarah-Palin-says-she-s-right-about-Paul-Revere.-Is-that-wrong</ref>. Revere was captured before he could reach [[Concord]], but managed to escape. His midnight ride was immortalized by a poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].<ref>[http://darter.ocps.net/classroom/revolution/revere.htm Paul Revere]</ref> <ref>[http://www.paulreverehouse.org/ride/real.html The Midnight Ride]</ref>