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'?
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public con… - Patrick Henry
Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public con…
- Patrick Henry
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!” — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale tha… - Patrick Henry
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!” — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale tha…
The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them. - Patrick Henry
The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.
This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for. - Patrick Henry
This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for.
Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and … - Patrick Henry
Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and …
My most cherished possession I wish I could leave you is my faith in Jesus Christ, for with Him and nothing else you can be happy, but without Him an… - Patrick Henry
My most cherished possession I wish I could leave you is my faith in Jesus Christ, for with Him and nothing else you can be happy, but without Him an…
The militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed. - Patrick Henry
The militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed.
[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government. - Patrick Henry
[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.
It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains. - Patrick Henry
It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.
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