We will appoint as justices, constables, sheriffs, or other officials, only men that know the law of the realm and are minded to keep it well.
PATRICK HENRYThis is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.
More Patrick Henry Quotes
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I am not a Virginian, but an American.
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Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third — [‘Treason!’ cried the Speaker] — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.
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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
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If this be treason, make the most of it!
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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.
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The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.
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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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This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.
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Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.
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It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.
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The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
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United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.
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