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| − | '''Silas Downer''' was a [[Sons of Liberty|Son of Liberty]] who gave a dedication speech in front of the [[Liberty Tree]], in recognition that [[Liberty]] is a gift of [[God]]. | + | '''Silas Downer'''(July 16, 1729 - December 15, 1785)<ref>{{cite book|last=Bridenbaugh|first=Carl|title=Silas Downer, forgotten patriot: his life and writings|date=1974|publisher=Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X52yBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA340|last=Spencer|first=Mark|title=The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment, Volume 2|date=2015|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA}}</ref> was a [[Sons of Liberty|Son of Liberty]] who gave a dedication speech in front of the [[Liberty Tree]], in recognition that [[Liberty]] is a gift of [[God]]. |
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
| − | {{cquote|BUT what will all these things avail us, if we be deprived of that liberty which the GOD of nature hath given us?<ref>{{cite book | + | {{cquote|BUT what will all these things avail us, if we be deprived of that liberty which the GOD of nature hath given us?<ref>{{cite book|title=Discourse, delivered in Providence, in the colony of Rhode Island, on the 25th day of July, 1768. At the dedication of the tree of liberty|date=1918|pages=4}}</ref>}} |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.riheritagehalloffame.org/inductees_detail.cfm?iid=386 Inductee Details - Silas Downer], Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, Inducted 1998 | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/inthecolony00downrich Discourse, delivered in Providence, in the colony of Rhode Island, on the 25th day of July, 1768. At the dedication of the tree of liberty, from the summer house in the tree] | * [https://archive.org/details/inthecolony00downrich Discourse, delivered in Providence, in the colony of Rhode Island, on the 25th day of July, 1768. At the dedication of the tree of liberty, from the summer house in the tree] | ||
Revision as of 02:41, August 4, 2015
Silas Downer(July 16, 1729 - December 15, 1785)[1][2] was a Son of Liberty who gave a dedication speech in front of the Liberty Tree, in recognition that Liberty is a gift of God.
Quotes
| “ | BUT what will all these things avail us, if we be deprived of that liberty which the GOD of nature hath given us?[3] | ” |
References
- ↑ Bridenbaugh, Carl (1974). Silas Downer, forgotten patriot: his life and writings. Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation.
- ↑ Spencer, Mark (2015). The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment, Volume 2. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.
- ↑ (1918) Discourse, delivered in Providence, in the colony of Rhode Island, on the 25th day of July, 1768. At the dedication of the tree of liberty, 4.
External Links
- Inductee Details - Silas Downer, Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, Inducted 1998
- Discourse, delivered in Providence, in the colony of Rhode Island, on the 25th day of July, 1768. At the dedication of the tree of liberty, from the summer house in the tree
