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It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

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Patrick Henry
Age: 63 †
Born: 1736
Born: May 29
Died: 1799
Died: June 6
Governor Of Virginia
Lawyer
Politician
Slaveholder
Hanover County
Virginia
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Tyrants
Chains
Morality
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Forget
People
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Forge

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