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War Quotes by Patrick Henry
- Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover…
- 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.
- 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…
- The great object is that every man be armed.
- The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
- The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If…
- It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!†— but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!…
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