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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
American Politician
Born: May 29, 1736
Died: Jun 6, 1799
Freedom Liberty Patriotism People Religion Will
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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! Patrick Henry
Life Death God Me Peace Patriotism Liberty Sweet Others Purchased Give Give Me Give Me Liberty Price Take Almighty Almighty God Know Forbid Course Dear May Chains Slavery
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
Freedom People Will Rulers Liberties Secure Never Concealed Were Nor May Transactions Them Ever
Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Patrick Henry
Trust Defense Humiliating Our We Cannot Degradation Brought Arms Trusted Cannot Last
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
Jealous Freedom You Liberty Will Nothing Guard Approaches Everyone Ruined Give Attention Force Inevitably Up Suspect Whenever Unfortunately Public Who Downright Jewel Preserve
The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed. Patrick Henry
Religion Bible Worth Other Books Printed Been Which Ever
The great object is that every man be armed. Patrick Henry
War Great Man Every Object Armed Every Man
When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object. Patrick Henry
Patriotism Youth Liberty Language Object Spirit Primary Sir America American Different American Spirit
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
God Alone Nature Battle Strong Power Active Our Those Weak Proper Make Sir Brave Which Placed Means Use Vigilant
Unite liberality with a just frugality; always reserve something for the hand of charity; and never let your door be closed to the voice of suffering humanity. Patrick Henry
Suffering Humanity Charity Closed Liberality Something Voice Never Always Hand Just Door Frugality Your Reserve Unite
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
Family Religion Christ Will Rich Indeed Give Make Dear Which Them Inheritance
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
Truth Whatever Worst Willing Spirit Cost Anguish Part Know Am Provide May Whole
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
Family Religion Property Wish Christian One Thing Give More Could Them Now Thing Christian Religion
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
Death Hope Eyes Natural Our Apt Indulge Until She Siren Us Illusions Shut
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
Government Great People Liberty Strong Made Country Glorious Become Nation Great Britain Our Everything Direct Splendid Because Forefathers End Sir Energetic Mighty Descended Whose Foundation Founded Britain
Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship. Patrick Henry
Health Freedom Citizenship Perfect Perfect Freedom Commerce Vigor Necessary
The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American. Patrick Henry
Distinctions More Between New Am American New Yorkers
Fear is the passion of slaves. Patrick Henry
Fear Passion Slaves
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
Success Freedom Me You People Remember Tyranny Final Virtue Ruins Possessing Destroyed Recollect Spirit Fearful More Small Instance Share Arms Without Makes None Than Reform Any Established Where Public Among British
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
Religion Law Our Variance Purity Debt Owe Which Show Slavery
Would any one believe that I am master of slaves by my own purchase? I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living without them. Patrick Henry
Master Own Believe Living Drawn Would Purchase General My Own Along Without Am Any Them Inconvenience Slaves
I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money. Patrick Henry
Money Our Had Principally Anxieties Depreciation Commonwealth Many

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