Patriot Echoes – Sharing 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: Majority
Quotes
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“Measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 10 · View -
“Though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable. ”
Thomas Jefferson , First Inaugural Address · View