I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
PATRICK HENRYLiberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings – give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!
More Patrick Henry Quotes
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I am not a Virginian, but an American.
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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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I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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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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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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It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it.
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I smell a rat.
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It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.
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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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If this be treason, make the most of it!
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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 distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!
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