Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henrywas an American attorney, planter and politician who became known as an orator during the movement for independence in Virginia. A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth29 May 1736
CityHanover County, VA
CountryUnited States of America
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I am not a Virginian, I am an American.
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Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?
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If our government servants had to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as they have forced all of American business to do, they would be in jail.
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Were my soul trembling on the wing of eternity, were this hand freezing to death, were my voice choking with the last struggle, I would still, with the last gasp of that voice, implore you to remember the truth: God has given America to be free.
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Whether this will prove a blessing or a curse, will depend upon the use our people will make of the blessings which a gracious God hath bestowed on us. If they are wise, they will be great and happy. If they are of a contrary character, they will be miserable. Righteousness alone can exalt them as a nation. Reader! Whoever thou art, remember this: and in thy sphere practice virtue thyself, an encourage it in others.
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Liberty ought to be the direct end of your government.
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Bad men cannot make good citizens.
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The American Revolution was the grand operation, which seemed to be assigned by the Deity to the men of this age in our country, over and above the common duties of life
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[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.
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Suspicion is a Virtue, if in the interests of the good of the people.
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Give me liberty, or give me death! While we're at it, I would also like a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
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The whole economy of this lower world proves that it is by labor and perseverance only that good is obtained and evil is avoided.
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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.
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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