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I shall act as I think my duty requires.

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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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It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.
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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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This house protected by an armed citizen. There is absolutely nothing here worth dying for.
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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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