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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and to provide for it.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Courage Freedom Honesty Revolution Self Examination Truth

Give me liberty or give me death..]

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry American Revolution Death Founding Fathers Freedom History Liberty Revolt Revolution

It is the business of a virtuous clergy to censure vice in every appearance of it.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Pastors Preaching Religion Sin

Fear is the passion of slaves.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Fear Passion Slaves

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!

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Freedom Liberty Revolution Slavery

The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Morality Right And Wrong Sin

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?

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Chance Country Liberty Rights Rulers

Congress may carry on the most wicked and pernicious of schemes under the dark veil of secrecy. The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Congress Democracy Democracy In America Liberty Secrecy Secret Law

It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Death Eyes She

The great object is that every man be armed.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Great Man Every

We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry God Alone Power

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!

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Life Patriotism Peace

Give me liberty or give me death.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Me Liberty Give

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.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Religion Wish Christian

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.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Religion Rich Inheritance

It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Law Slavery Debt

The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Bible Worth Which

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Feet Lamp Which

For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry I Am Know Worst

We are descended from a people whose government was founded on liberty; our glorious forefathers of Great Britain made liberty the foundation of everything. That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end and foundation.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Strong Government Liberty

Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Freedom Perfect

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry America Youth American

Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Last Defense Trusted

Do you remember any instance where tyranny was destroyed and freedom established on its ruins, among a people possessing so small a share of virtue and public spirit? I recollect none, and this more than the British arms makes me fearful of final success, without a reform.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Freedom Me Remember

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry People Never May

Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Liberty Jealous You

I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.

~ Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Past Know Way
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