Observations on a revolution, and words of encouragement from patriots of the past John Adams wrote to Thomas Jefferson: "What do we mean by revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington." Acts of noncooperation were one indispensable ingredient; acts of association were another. At their center were the Committees of Correspondence, through which the revolutionaries in the colonies mutually fostered and coordinated their activities. "What an engine!" Adams wrote of the Committees. What would he think of our committee's use of the internet to win the battle for minds? Think MSM daily attacks [losing ground]. You are winning the information warfare campaign. Q General Washington too, knew that what was in the minds of his fellow citizens was vital when he remarked to a crowd, "We may be beated by the English... but here is an army they will never conquer." A fine, but all-important distinction between an army that might be "beaten" and a people that could never be "conquered." We, the PEOPLE! WWG1WGA!!! Q