Patriot Echoes – Teaching 250 years of patriot courage.
- 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.
Topic: Civil Society
Quotes
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“Religion is the foundation of civil society, and the source of all good government. ”
Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry · View -
“Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 51 · View -
“The latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man; and we see them everywhere brought into different degrees of activity, according to the different circumstances of civil society. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 10 · View -
“Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society. ”
George Washington , Address to the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church · View