Patriot Echoes – Exploring 250 years of patriot truth.
- March 6, 1809, 217 years ago — Death of Thomas Heyward Jr..
- March 6, 1724, 302 years ago — Birth of Henry Laurens, President of the Continental Congress.
- March 7, 1707, 319 years ago — Birth of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- March 7, 1699, 327 years ago — Birth of Susanna Boylston Adams, mother of John Adams.
Large Republic and Factions
"The same advantage which a republic has over a democracy, in controlling the effects of faction, is enjoyed by a large over a small republicenjoyed by the Union over the States. "
Madison, James. Federalist No. 10, 22 Nov 1787.