Patriot Echoes – Sharing 250 years of patriot wisdom.
- 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: Security
Quotes
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“Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ”
Benjamin Franklin , Pennsylvania Assembly Reply to Governor · View -
“There is no Declaration of Rights; and the laws of the general Government being paramount the declarations of rights in the separate States are no security. ”
George Mason , Mason, George. Objections to This Constitution of Government, 7 Oct 1787. · View -
“The vigor of government is essential to the security of liberty. ”
Alexander Hamilton , Federalist Papers No. 23 · View -
“If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. ”
James Madison , Speech to Congress · View -
“Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time. ”
Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry · View -
“The union is our bulwark against foreign influence and domestic discord. ”
George Washington , Farewell Address · View -
“The Christian religion is the best security for the blessings of liberty and the stability of government. ”
Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical · View -
“Without morals a republic cannot subsist any length of time; they therefore who are decrying the Christian religion ... are undermining the solid foundation of morals, the best security for the duration of free governments. ”
Charles Carroll of Carrollton , Letter to James McHenry · View -
“The Christian religion is the best security for the blessings of liberty and the stability of government. ”
Benjamin Rush , Essays, Literary, Moral and Philosophical · View