Patriot Echoes – Exploring 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.
Topic: Common Good
Quotes
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“Let us unite in common efforts for the common good. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Albert Gallatin · View -
“The spirit of faction weakens the bonds of civic friendship and undermines the common good. ”
John Adams , Letter to Benjamin Rush · View -
“A zeal for different opinions concerning religion, concerning government, and many other points ... have, in turn, divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to co-operate for their common good. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 10 · View -
“Let us unite in common efforts for the common good. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Albert Gallatin · View -
“A zeal for different opinions ... has divided mankind into parties, inflamed them with mutual animosity, and rendered them much more disposed to vex and oppress each other than to co-operate for their common good. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 10 · View