I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
PATRICK HENRYUnited we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.
More Patrick Henry Quotes
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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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The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.
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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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Gentlemen may cry peace, peace- but there is no peace! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why should we idle here?…I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
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It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.
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Give me liberty or give me death.
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Patrick Henry wanted the Constitution to have a Bill of Rights attached to it — a list of powers that the government could never use against the people of the United States.
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The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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Will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.
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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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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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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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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.
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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