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Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defence, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress?

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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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Politician
Slaveholder
Hanover County
Virginia
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Congress
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