Patriot Echoes – Exploring 250 years of patriot sacrifice.
- 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: Democracy
Quotes
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“The House of Representatives is to be the grand depository of the democratic principle of the government. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 52 · View -
“Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: those who fear and distrust the people... and those who identify with them. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Henry Lee · View -
“Those who fear and distrust the people... have been the enemies of liberty. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Henry Lee · View -
“The turbulence of democracies has been ascribed to the spirit of faction. ”
Alexander Hamilton , Federalist No. 9 · View -
“The origin of all power is in the people. ”
Mercy Otis Warren , Observations on the New Constitution · View -
“In a pure democracy, there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or the obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 10 · View -
“The people are the fountain of power. ”
Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution · View