“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 not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”
— Patrick Henry
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“We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power… the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”
— Patrick Henry
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“I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.”
— Patrick Henry
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“I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.”
— Patrick Henry
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“Fear is the passion of slaves.”
— Patrick Henry
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“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 not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”
— Patrick Henry
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“This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.”
— Patrick Henry
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“I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.”
— Patrick Henry
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“For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.”
— Patrick Henry
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“Give me liberty or give me death.”
— Patrick Henry
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“We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power… the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”
— Patrick Henry
Author: Patrick Henry
Category: nature
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