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The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

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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
Virginia
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It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.
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Jealousy is the only vice that gives no pleasure
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Were my soul trembling on the wing of eternity, were this hand freezing to death, were my voice choking with the last struggle, I would still, with the last gasp of that voice, implore you to remember the truth: God has given America to be free.
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The eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable.
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Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! – but there is no peace.
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