Patrick Henry in his speeches and writings and in the words of his contemporaries

“The great object is that every man be armed.”

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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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“You ought to be extremely cautious, watchful, jealous of your liberty; for instead of securing your rights, you may lose them forever.”

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“Liberty ought to be the direct end of your government.”

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“The American Revolution was the grand operation, which seemed to be assigned by the Deity to the men of this age in our country, over and above the common duties of life”

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“Liberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings - give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!”

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“The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!”

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“I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil.”

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“Is it not amazing that at a time when the rights of humanity are defined and understood with precision, in a country, above all others, fond of liberty-that in such an age and in such a country we find men professing a religion the most humane, mild, gentle and generous, adopting a principle as repugnant to humanity as it is inconsistent with the Bible, and destructive to liberty?”

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“I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. Everything we do is to improve it, if it happens in our day; if not, let us transmit to our descendants, together with our slaves, a pity for their unhappy lot and an abhorrence of slavery.”

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“The great pillars of all government and of social life [are] virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone, that renders us invincible.”

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“The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects' obedience.”

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“You are not to inquire how your trade may be increased, nor how you are to become a great and powerful people, but how your liberties can be secured; for liberty ought to be the direct end of your government.”

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