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Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell and George the Third — ['Treason!' cried the Speaker] — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.

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Patrick Henry
Age: 63 †
Born: 1736
Born: May 29
Died: 1799
Died: June 6
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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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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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. . . Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we should study. If we lose these, we are conquered, fallen indeed . . . so long as our manners and principles remain sound, there is no danger.
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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 whole economy of this lower world proves that it is by labor and perseverance only that good is obtained and evil is avoided.
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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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He that hath a blind conscience which sees nothing, a dead conscience which feels nothing, and a dumb conscience which says nothing, is in as miserable a condition as a man can be on this side of hell.
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O sir, we should have fine times, indeed, if, to punish tyrants, it were only sufficient to assemble the people! Your arms, wherewith you could defend yourselves, are gone.
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The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.
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Being a Christian... is a character which I prize far above all this world has or can boast.
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