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It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, till she transforms us into beasts.

Patrick Henry

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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
Henry
Men
Till
Painful
Illusion
Eyes
Transforms
Eye
Beasts
Hope
Indulge
Natural
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Truth
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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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I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.
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