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“But Henry was not prepared to submit. In a speech supporting his resolutions, he supposedly exclaimed, "Tarquin and Caesar had each his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third..." Before he could finish the phrase, red-robed Speaker of the House John Robinson cried, "Treason! Treason," as other burgesses took up the cry. But Henry stared the Speaker in the eye and finished his sentence: "...may profit by their example! If this be treason, make the most of it!”

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Book:Thomas Jefferson: A Life

Source: Thomas Jefferson: A Life

“If this be treason, make the most of it!”

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Author:Patrick Henry

“On March 10, 1764, preliminary resolutions passed the House of Commons looking towards the Stamp Act.”

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Book:Epochs of American History

Source: Epochs of American History

“In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which, as any American high school student can tell you, was an act that apparently had something to do with stamps.”

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Book:Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway

Source: Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway

“The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed on the colonies by King George III. This act inevitably led to the American Revolution. Just as the Stamp Act did in 1765, Obamacare should act as a wake-up call. Chief Justice Roberts provides us with a similar call to action.”

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Author:Rand Paul

“Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third — ['Treason!' cried the Speaker] — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.”

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Author:Patrick Henry

“The Stamp Act imposed on the colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain is an ill-judged measure. Parliament has no right to put its hands into our pockets without our consent.”

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Author:George Washington

“Do you think if the stamp-act is repealed, that the North Americans will be satisfied?”

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Author:Peter Thomas

“My sentiments for the American cause, from the Stamp Act downward, have never changed... I am still of opinion that it is the cause of liberty and of human nature.”

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Author:Christopher Gadsden