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Against Quotes by Patrick Henry
- 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, till she…
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