"My great objection to this government is, that……" — 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."
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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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Is there an equality of power between America and Iraq? Definitely not; however, the Iraqi people are standing fast and…
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Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular…
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The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is…
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More and more political analysts and weak-kneed politicians are advising the historically pro-life Republican Party to abandon its pro-life stance…
— Gary Bauer
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Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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No one ever said that fighting the war against terrorism and defending our homeland would be easy. So let's support…
— Judy Biggert
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When I tell the truth, it is not for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but…
— William Blake
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If we must die, we die defending our rights.
— Sitting Bull
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This way of life is worth defending.
— George W. Bush
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I will never relent in defending America - whatever it takes.
— George W. Bush
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Passivity is the same as defending injustice.
— Deepak Chopra
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
— Benjamin Franklin
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