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Will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.

Patrick Henry

Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.
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Bad Citizenship Freedom Goodness Man
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.
PATRICK HENRY

Attention Goodness Jealous Liberty Public Virtue
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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Different Language Liberty Spirit Youth
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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Liberty People Rule Secure
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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Destroy Existence Fall Unity
Beside, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone.
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Alone Battle Fight
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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Family Material Myself Poor Religion Rich World
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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Family Myself Religion Rich
The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.
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Greatness Man Weapon
Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings – give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!
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Blessing Greatness Liberty
The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery
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Freedom Home Moments Myself Slave
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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Attachment Government People Power Right
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who comes near that precious jewel. Unfortunately, nothing.
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Attention Important Liberty
Will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.
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Force Preserve Ruin Will
I am not a Virginian, but an American.
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Identity Myself Nation
It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.
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Forget God People Prison

Will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.

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