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The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

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Patrick Henry
Age: 63 †
Born: 1736
Born: May 29
Died: 1799
Died: June 6
Governor Of Virginia
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Hanover County
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