Patriot Echoes – Preserving 250 years of patriot truth.
- 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: Resistance
Quotes
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“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. ”
John Hancock , Call to Arms and Prayer · View -
“The cause of liberty is a cause of too much dignity to be sullied by turbulence and tumult. ”
John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 6 · View -
“We must be bold enough to be firm, and wise enough to be temperate. ”
John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 8 · View -
“What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. ”
Thomas Jefferson , Letter to James Madison · View -
“Let posterity know that we have not tamely surrendered our rights. ”
Mercy Otis Warren , History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution · View