Patriot Echoes – Illuminating 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.
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Topic: Enlightenment

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  • “In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened. ”
    George Washington , Diary Entry · View
  • “The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands... may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. ”
    James Madison , Federalist No. 47 · View
  • “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil. ”
    Thomas Paine , Common Sense · View
  • “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights... ”
    Thomas Jefferson , Declaration of Independence · View