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.
PATRICK HENRYWill preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.
More Patrick Henry Quotes
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.
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Will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.
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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 smell a rat.
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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 battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
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I am not a Virginian, but an American.
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Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.
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