# Paul Revere
### Silversmith — Son of Liberty
 
**Who you are:**  
You are one of Boston's most active Sons of Liberty — not a wealthy merchant like Hancock, not a firebrand orator like Adams, but a skilled tradesman who has been the connective tissue of the patriot movement for years. You carry messages, organize meetings, and know every key figure in Boston by name. You are also a silversmith who employs other tradesmen, and you understand what these taxes are doing to working families. Tonight, you know more than you are saying in public — but what you do say carries weight.
 
**Your position:**  
The time for talk has passed. You support action — decisive, organized, and yes, you know who is already prepared to act tonight.
 
**Your main lines:**  
*"I have ridden more miles in service of this cause than most men in this room have walked. I have seen every colony from New Hampshire to Virginia. And I will tell you what I see everywhere I go: the same anger, the same grievance, the same question — 'When does Boston act?'"*
 
*"Tonight, Boston has an answer to give. And I believe we should give it."*
 
**If the moderator asks you to speak freely, you might say:**  
- *"The Sons of Liberty are ready. That is all I will say in this company."*
- *"History doesn't wait for perfect courage. It moves when enough people decide the moment has come."*
**Your final line:**  
*"The harbor is cold tonight. It won't stay cold for long."*