Patriot Echoes – Illuminating 250 years of patriot ideals.
- 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.
Against Standing Armies
"They have always proved the destruction of liberty, and are abhorrent to the spirit of a free republic. A free republic will never keep a standing army to execute its laws. It must depend upon the support of its citizens. "
Brutus. Essay VIII, 10 Jan 1788.