Patrick Henry Quotes
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Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!
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Unite liberality with a just frugality; always reserve something for the hand of charity; and never let your door be closed to the voice of suffering humanity.
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Behind every great leader, at the base of every great tale of success, you will find an indispensable circle of trusted advisors, mentors, and colleagues.
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The unforgivable sin of Hitler's Germany was to develop a new economic system by which the international bankers were deprived of their profits.
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Fear is the passion of slaves.
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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
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I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money.
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If this be treason, make the most of it!
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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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You have to take the good with the bad, smile when you're sad, love what you've got and remember what you had...Always forgive but never forget, learn from your mistakes but never regret, people change, things go wrong, just remember, life goes on.
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Law enforcement officials have been candid in identifying ways officers could have handled the situation in Ferguson better, and I trust those recommendations will be helpful as we continue to count on them to protect us.
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Would any one believe that I am master of slaves by my own purchase? I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living without them.
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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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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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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.
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Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be segregated as they are the cause of hideous and involuntary erections in holy men.
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The best gifts in life will never be found under a Christmas tree, those gifts are friends, family, children and the one you love.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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The great object is that every man be armed.
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The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed.
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It is natural to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes to that siren until she allures us to our death.
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A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.
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Because only in America, people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have.
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Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?