Charleston's Historic Cemeteries Quotes

“A wealthy native of New York, Morris relocated to South Carolina as an aide to Gen. Nathanael Greene during the Revolutionary War. Writing to his father while preparing for a British attack by Lord Cornwallis, Morris penned what became South Carolina’s state motto: Dum spiro, sperando (While I Breathe, I Hope).”
― Frank Karpiel, Charleston's Historic Cemeteries