Fear is the passion of slaves.
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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The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.
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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 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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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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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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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined…. The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able might have a gun.
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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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If this be treason, make the most of it!
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Will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.
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I am not a Virginian, but an American.
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Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! 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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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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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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