Patrick Henry quotes - page 3

We should not forget that the spark which ignited the American Revolution was caused by the British attempt to confiscate the firearms of the colonists. (Patrick Henry)
There is an insidious campaign of false propaganda being waged today, to the effect that our country is not a Christian country but a religious one-that it was not founded on Christianity but on freedom of religion. It cannot be emphasized too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by "religionists", but by Christians-not on religion, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason, peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here. View quote
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Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of Liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. View quote
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There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free. View quote
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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! View quote
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It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace! But there is no peace. View quote
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I repeat it again, that it would rejoice my very soul that every one of my fellow-beings was emancipated. As we ought with gratitude to admire that decree of Heaven which has numbered us among the free, we ought to lament and deplore the necessity of holding our fellowmen in bondage. View quote
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It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings. View quote
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The war is inevitable-and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come. View quote
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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. View quote
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Shall we, who have laid the proud British lion at our feet, now be afraid of his whelps? (Patrick Henry)
I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money. View quote
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It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains. View quote
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Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. View quote
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You ought to be extremely cautious, watchful, jealous of your liberty; for instead of securing your rights, you may lose them forever. View quote
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We should transmit to posterity our abhorrence of slavery. View quote
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Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom. View quote
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I shall act as I think my duty requires. View quote
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My great objection to this government is, that it does not leave us the means of defending our rights, or of waging war against tyrants. View quote
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The people have a right to keep and bear arms. View quote
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The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable. (Patrick Henry)
It is natural for 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... 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. View quote
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The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience. View quote
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Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? View quote
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He that hath a blind conscience which sees nothing, a dead conscience which feels nothing, and a dumb conscience which says nothing, is in as miserable a condition as a man can be on this side of hell. View quote
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