Patrick Henry Quotes

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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.
• The Constitution is said to have beautiful features; but when I come to examine these features, Sir, they appear to me horribly frightful. Among other…
• Amongst other strange things said of me, I hear it is said by the deists that I am one of the number; and indeed, that…
• Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! – but there is no peace.
• 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.
• Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defense, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress? Of what service would…
• 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…
• 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.
• O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could…
• Jealousy is the only vice that gives no pleasure
• The battle is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, and the brave. A small, disciplined militia can not only…
• Bad men cannot make good citizens. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience are incompatible with freedom.
• The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.
• Away with your president! We shall have a king... the army will salute him as monarch; your militia will leave you and assist in making…
• My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads me to ask who authorized them (the framers of the Constitution) to…
• I know some say, let us have good laws, and no matter for the men that execute them: but let them consider, that though good…
• Hospitality invites to prayer before it checks credentials, welcomes to the table before administering the entrance exam.
• Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction?
• Power is the great evil with which we are contending. We have divided power between three branches of government and erected checks and balances to…
• Being a Christian... is a character which I prize far above all this world has or can boast.

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