Patriot Echoes – Remembering 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.
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  • “They have always proved the destruction of liberty, and are abhorrent to the spirit of a free republic. A free republic will never keep a standing army to execute its laws. It must depend upon the support of its citizens. ”
    Robert Yates (Brutus) , Brutus. Essay VIII, 10 Jan 1788. · View
  • “It is better to hazard the abuse of confidence than to embarrass the government and endanger the public safety by impolitic restrictions on the legislative authority. ”
    Alexander Hamilton , Hamilton, Alexander. Federalist No. 26, 22 Dec 1787. · View