Patriot Echoes – Remembering 250 years of patriot truth.
- 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: Faith
Quotes
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“Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God. ”
George Washington , Diary Entry · View -
“Let us seek the guidance of Christ in all our deliberations. ”
Lewis Morris , Speech to New York Assembly · View -
“I believe that there is one only living and true God, existing in three personsthe Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghostthe same in substance, equal in power and glory... ”
Roger Sherman , Personal Confession of Faith · View -
“On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation and on His merits; not on the works I have done in obedience to His precepts. ”
Charles Carroll , Letter to Charles W. Carroll · View -
“What seems so impossible to nature is quite easy to grace. ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa · View -
“Lord, here am I the creature of your will, rejoicing that You will lead, thankful that You will choose for me. ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa · View -
“I will go peaceably and firmly to the Catholic Church: for if Faith is so important to our salvation, I will seek it where true Faith first began. ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings I · View -
“Faith lifts the soul, Hope supports it, Experience says it must and Love says...let it be! ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II · View -
“Be attentive to the voice of grace. ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings IIIa · View -
“I believed in his purpose, even when I doubted the man. ”
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton · View -
“I forgave him. Not because he deserved it, but because I needed peace. ”
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , My Dear Hamilton · View -
“The foundation of justice is good faith, and the foundation of good faith is religion. ”
Alexander Hamilton , Letter to James Bayard · View -
“I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of such moment should be suffered to pass without being influenced, guided, and governed by that omnipotent and omniscient Being. ”
Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Joseph Galloway · View -
“I have a tender reliance on the mercy of the Almighty, through the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ. ”
Alexander Hamilton , Personal Letter · 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 -
“Father of mercy, twas thy gracious hand Brought me in safety from those dark abodes ”
Phillis Wheatley , To the University of Cambridge in New England in Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral · View -
“True liberty is found in the souls freedom to worship. ”
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“The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God. ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Seton Family Archives · View