Patrick W Steward

Patrick Steward LA-based independent filmmaker producing short and feature-length content.

[Patrick W Steward @PatrickWSteward]

“It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.” — Abigail Adams, 1780
Adversity, not ease, forges greatness. 🇺🇸 #America250
#AbigailAdams #Character #Resilience #FoundingMothers

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“The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the law of God… anarchy and tyranny commence.” — John Adams, 1787
On property, law, and the foundations of a free society. 🇺🇸 #America250
#JohnAdams #PropertyRights #RuleOfLaw #FoundingFathers

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“If the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no recourse left but… that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government.” — Alexander Hamilton 🇺🇸
#America250 #Hamilton #Federalist #Liberty #FoundingFathers

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“I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honoured with.” — George Washington, 1775
The father of the country, doubting himself at the start. Humility at 250. 🇺🇸
#America250 #GeorgeWashington #FoundingFathers #FourthOfJuly

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“We are not enemies, but friends… The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.” — Abraham Lincoln, 1861
His plea for union, still resonant at 250. 🇺🇸
#America250 #Lincoln #BetterAngels #Unity #Liberty

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“Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could… we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.” — Abigail Adams, 1776 🇺🇸
#America250 #AbigailAdams #RememberTheLadies #WomensHistory #Liberty

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“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails… neither person nor property is safe.” — Frederick Douglass
His warning still measures the health of the republic, 250 years on. 🇺🇸
#America250 #FrederickDouglass #Justice #CivilRights #Liberty

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“My God! How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!” — Thomas Jefferson, 1785
A reminder to count them, 250 years on. 🇺🇸
#America250 #Jefferson #Liberty #FoundingFathers #FourthOfJuly

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“Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom. I hope you will make a good use of it.” — John Adams
A charge to every generation since — including ours, at 250. 🇺🇸
#America250 #JohnAdams #Freedom #FoundingFathers #FourthOfJuly

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“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” — Benjamin Franklin, 1755
250 years on, still the sharpest line in American politics. 🇺🇸
#America250 #BenFranklin #Liberty #FoundingFathers #FourthOfJuly

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“I fear that in every elected office, members will obtain an influence by noise not sense. By meanness, not greatness. By ignorance, not learning. By contracted hearts, not large souls . . . There must be decency and respect.”
John Adams
#independenceday2023 #JohnAdams #Liberty

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And the raves start rolling in:
Everybody Loves Jerry!
#StarringJerryAsHimself
@Slamdance #IndieFilm #AmericanStory #ImmigrantStory #HumanStory

[Nick Bailey @NicholousBailey]

10 years ago today I joined @ActorsEquity.
It’s been a crazy ride.
My first contract was #HitTheWall Off Broadway at the Barrow Street Theatre.
My next show is #SundayInTheParkWithGeorge at @TheCCAE Theatricals.
Here’s to many more decades to come!

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Look at this! @NicholousBailey https://t.co/zSfNrpjzm6

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The trailer is here!
#StarringJerryasHimself
I’m so proud to be part of this movie, Law Chen and Jonathan Hsu have created something riveting and completely unexpected.
@HsuboxProdCo @Visitfilms
@Slamdance

https://t.co/jt4kngqvqy

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.@TheCCAE Theatricals announces cast for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.

https://t.co/xyEqgR1Osj

I hope to see you at the theatre in February and March!

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Twitter should change its logo to this. captures essence of the site way more than a cute little bird.

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How careful, lest borne away by a torrent of passion, we make shipwreck of conscience. #JohnAdams #boston #defense #AmericanHistory

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A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. #JohnAdams #IndependenceDay #America #History

[Patrick W Steward @PatrickWSteward]

“Public business, my son, must always be done by somebody. It will be done by somebody or other. If wise men decline it, others will not; if honest men refuse it, others will not.” #JohnAdams #IndependenceDay #History