Patriot Echoes – Honoring 250 years of patriot principles.
- 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: Creator
Quotes
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“The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time. ”
Thomas Jefferson , A Summary View of the Rights of British America · View -
“I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truththat God governs in the affairs of men. ”
Benjamin Franklin , Speech at the Constitutional Convention · View -
“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basisa conviction that these liberties are the gift of God? ”
Thomas Jefferson , Notes on the State of Virginia · View -
“Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped. ”
Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Ezra Stiles · View -
“Religiongives us glorious views of our relation to Godthat God is loveand he that walketh in love, walketh in God and God in Him. ”
George Wythe , Attributed in correspondence and legal commentary · View -
“The creation is the Bible of the Deisthe reads, in the handwriting of the Creator himself, the certainty of His existence. ”
Thomas Paine , The Age of Reason · View