Patriot Echoes – Honoring 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: Order
Quotes
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“Had Plato been a citizen of this country, he would have admired our Constitution as the best practical realization of his ideal republic. ”
Alexander Hamilton , Speech at New York Ratifying Convention · View -
“The order of society must reflect the order of Christ. ”
Richard Dobbs Spaight , Speech to North Carolina Assembly · View -
“Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty as well as by the abuses of power. ”
Alexander Hamilton , Federalist Papers No. 1 · View -
“Disorder in the society is the result of disorder in the family. ”
Elizabeth Ann Seton , Collected Writings II · View -
“The Constitution is designed to break and control the violence of faction. ”
James Madison , Federalist No. 10 · View