Patriot Echoes – Remembering 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: Foundation
Quotes
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“Without virtue, there can be no liberty. ”
Benjamin Rush , Address to the People · View -
“Disorder in the society is the result of disorder in the family. ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II · View -
“Religion is the foundation of civil society, and the source of all good government. ”
Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry · View -
“Religion is the only solid basis of national character. ”
Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical · View -
“Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private virtue, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. ”
John Witherspoon , Sermon to Congress · View -
“The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. ”
Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical · View -
“The laws of morality and religion are the foundation of all social order. ”
Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry · View -
“The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. ”
Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical · View -
“Without virtue, there can be no liberty. ”
James Wilson , Lectures on Law · View -
“The foundation of justice is good faith, and the foundation of good faith is religion. ”
Alexander Hamilton , Letter to James Bayard · View -
“Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private virtue, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics. ”
John Adams , Letter to Mercy Otis Warren · View -
“Religion is the basis and foundation of government. ”
Gouverneur Morris , Speech at the Constitutional Convention · View -
“The only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in religion. ”
Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical · View