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It is the business of a virtuous clergyman to censure vice in every appearance of it.
Patrick Henry
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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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Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.
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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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