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.
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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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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Give me liberty or give me death.
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It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it.
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I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.
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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who comes near that precious jewel. Unfortunately, nothing.
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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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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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The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
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I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
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When the American Spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different; Liberty, sir, was then the primary object.
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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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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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The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
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Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Beside, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of Nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.
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The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable; and let it come! I repeat, Sir, let it come!
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