"My political curiosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude……" — Patrick Henry
"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 speak the language of 'We, the People,' instead of 'We, the States'?"
—
Patrick Henry
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
88 Quotes by Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry has 88 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
If we wish to be free; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been…
-
We are now able to see things in nature of what was previously only available in computer simulation.
-
. . . Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible.…
-
I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.
-
Is it not amazing that at a time when the rights of humanity are defined and understood with precision, in…
-
I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. Everything we do…
-
They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we…
-
I'm sick of all you ammo-phobes being intolerant of my gun.
-
This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for.
-
The people have a right to keep and bear arms.
-
We have not yet begun to fight.
-
The great pillars of all government and of social life [are] virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my…
See all 88 quotes by Patrick Henry »
More Anxious Quotes
This quote is filed under Anxious Quotes,
one of 566 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition…
— Aristotle
-
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
— Dean Acheson
-
I get nervous around girls for the first time. Once I'm in, I can take the reins and go. It's…
— Jensen Ackles
-
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
— Simone de Beauvoir
-
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of…
— Henry Ward Beecher
-
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no…
— Felix Adler
-
We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are…
— Andrew Bernstein
-
The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.
— Josh Billings
-
If I feel anxious every time someone is staring at me, well, I can't control what they stare at, but…
— Tom Brady
-
My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh,…
— Jeff Bridges
-
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for…
— Edmund Burke
-
Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst…
— Lord Byron
See all 566 Anxious Quotes »