Patriot Echoes – Honoring 250 years of patriot liberty.
- 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: Principles
Quotes
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“The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. ”
George Washington , Diary Entry · View -
“Justice is the foundation of government. ”
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“To the preservation of your government ... it is requisite not only that you steadily discountenance irregular oppositions to its acknowledged authority, but also that you resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles. ”
George Washington , Farewell Address · View -
“The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. ”
John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson · View -
“Now I will avow, that I then believed, and now believe, that those general Principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the Existence and Attributes of God. ”
John Adams , Letter to Thomas Jefferson · View -
“The American Revolution was not a mere change of ministersit was a change of principles. ”
Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution · View -
“Let the Revolution be remembered not for its battles, but for its principles. ”
Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution · View