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Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings – give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!

Patrick Henry

Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts.
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Eyes Hope Illusion Listen Man Nature Ourselves Pain Song Transformation Truth
A King, by disallowing Acts of this salutary nature, from being the father of his people, degenerated into a Tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects’ obedience.
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Act Father Nature People Right Rule
It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it.
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Appearance Business Vice
The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.
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Greatness Man Weapon
Show me that age and country where the rights and liberties of the people were placed on the sole chance of their rulers being good men, without a consequent loss of liberty?
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Goodness History Liberty Loss Man People Place Right
Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason toward my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.
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Act Death Fear Guilty Heaven Loyalty Myself Opinion Time
The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!
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Identity Myself Nation
The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
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Alone Battle Brave Strong
Fear is the passion of slaves.
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Fear Passion Slave
It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.
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Forget God People Prison
I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
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Choice Death Liberty Myself
The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.
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Difference Philosophy Right Wrong
The great object is that every man be armed.
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Greatness Man Weapon
Beside, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone.
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Alone Battle Fight
Congress may carry on the most wicked and pernicious of schemes under the dark veil of secrecy. The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.
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Carry Darkness Liberty People Rule Secret Secure Transaction
Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.
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Bad Citizenship Freedom Goodness Man

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