Patriot Echoes – Celebrating 250 years of patriot ideals.
- 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: Party
Quotes
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“The division of the republic into two great parties... is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution. ”
John Adams , Letter to Jonathan Jackson · View -
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties... This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution. ”
John Adams , Letter to Jonathan Jackson · View -
“The common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. ”
George Washington , Farewell Address · View -
“If I could not go to heaven but with a party, I would not go there at all. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Francis Hopkinson · View -
“The spirit of party serves always to distract the public councils and enfeeble the public administration. ”
George Washington , Farewell Address · View -
“The common and continual mischiefs of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. ”
George Washington , Farewell Address · View