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My great objection to this government is, that it does not leave us the means of defending our rights, or of waging war against tyrants.
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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The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery
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The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.
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This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for.
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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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I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.
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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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