Patriot Echoes – Celebrating 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: Warning
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 -
“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. ”
George Washington , Diary Entry · View -
“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. ”
George Washington , Diary Entry · View -
“Faction is the precursor to tyranny. ”
Benjamin Franklin , Letter to Samuel Cooper · View -
“If Britain persists in her injustice, the consequences may be fatal. ”
John Dickinson , Letter from a Farmer No. 11 · 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