"Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies,……" — Patrick Henry
"Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defence, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress?"
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88 Quotes by Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry has 88 quotes on this site.
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If we wish to be free; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been…
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We are now able to see things in nature of what was previously only available in computer simulation.
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. . . Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible.…
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I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.
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Is it not amazing that at a time when the rights of humanity are defined and understood with precision, in…
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I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. Everything we do…
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They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we…
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I'm sick of all you ammo-phobes being intolerant of my gun.
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This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for.
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The people have a right to keep and bear arms.
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We have not yet begun to fight.
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The great pillars of all government and of social life [are] virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my…
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That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and…
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Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of…
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The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to…
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For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however…
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Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to…
— Kofi Annan
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God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and…
— Jean Anouilh
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Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on Moscow'... Rule 2 is: Do…
— Bernard Law Montgomery
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Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's…
— Barack Obama
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The students I've been with these twenty years are looking for a world where it becomes a little easier to…
— Colman McCarthy
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If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal,…
— Sun Tzu
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The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue…
— Sun Tzu
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When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out…
— Duke of Wellington
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