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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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.
More Patrick Henry Quotes
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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 the primary object.
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The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.
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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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The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
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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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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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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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It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it.
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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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Will preserve it but downright force. When you give up that force, you are ruined.
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I smell a rat.
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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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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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Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings – give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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