Patriot Echoes – Preserving 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: Evil
Quotes
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“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil. ”
Thomas Paine , Common Sense · View -
“I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. ”
Patrick Henry , Letter to Robert Pleasants · View -
“No merit could be greater than that of devising a satisfactory remedy for it. ”
James Madison , Letter to Robert Walsh · View -
“The magnitude of this evil among us is so deeply felt and so universally confessed that no merit could be greater than that of devising a satisfactory remedy for it. ”
James Madison , Letter to Robert Walsh · View