Who is Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.A native of Hanover County, Virginia, Henry was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, as well as assisting his father-in-law at Hanover Tavern, he became a lawyer through self-study. Beginning his practice in 1760, Henry soon became prominent through his victory in the Parson's Cause against the Anglican clergy. He was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he quickly became notable for his inflammatory rhetori...Read Full Biography of Patrick Henry
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- We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
- 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!
- Give me liberty or give me death.
- I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.
- I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.
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Safemoonhedge: 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! patrick henrySafemoonhedge: 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. patrick henry
Safemoonhedge: the eternal difference between right and wrong does not fluctuate, it is immutable. patrick henry
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Safemoonhedge: should i keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, i should consider myself as guilty of treason toward my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the majesty of heaven, which i revere above all earthly kings. patrick henry
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