THE FOUNDATION "The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the republican model of government, are justly considered deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people." George Washington (1789) Fellow Patriots, on this day.
THE FOUNDATION "It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor." George Washington (1789) Fellow Patriots, today is colloquially known as Presidents' Day, but it is.
THE FOUNDATION "There is no good government but what is republican. [T]he true idea of a republic is 'an empire of laws, and not of men.'" John Adams (1776) On this day in Patriot history in 1804, Lt. Stephen Decatur and a small band of U.S. Marines conducted a daring naval raid into Tripoli.