United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.
PATRICK HENRYThe eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.
More Patrick Henry Quotes
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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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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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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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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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Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings – give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!
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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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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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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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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 eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.
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I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian Religion. If they had that and I had not given them one shilling they would have been rich; and if they had not that and I had given them all the world, they would be poor.
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It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.
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