Patriot Echoes – Sharing 250 years of patriot courage.
- 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: Politics
Quotes
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“Warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the Spirit of Party. ”
George Washington , Diary Entry · View -
“Those who identify themselves with the people, have confidence in them, cherish and consider them as the most honest and safe... depository of the public interests. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Henry Lee · View -
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to Thomas McKean · View -
“A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it's but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy. ”
James Madison , Letter to W.T. Barry · View -
“Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government... The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. ”
George Washington , Farewell Address · View -
“A character to losean interest to supportmay be a strong stimulus to exertion. ”
George Washington , Letter to Patrick Henry · View -
“Ambition and avarice are the bane of republics. ”
Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution · View