Patrick Henry Quotes

American - Politician May 29, 1736 - June 6, 1799

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!

Life God Death Peace

I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.

Future Past Know Way Judging

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience.

Experience Feet Lamp Which

Give me liberty or give me death.

Death Me Liberty Give

The great object is that every man be armed.

Man Great War Every Man

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.

Freedom You Jealous Attention

If this be treason, make the most of it!

Most Treason Make

The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed.

Religion Bible Worth Books

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.

Suffering Humanity Door Voice

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

Patriotism Youth Language America

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

Freedom People Never Will

Perfect freedom is as necessary to the health and vigor of commerce as it is to the health and vigor of citizenship.

Freedom Health Perfect Commerce

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.

Nature Alone God Power

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.

I Am New American More

We are descended from a people whose government was founded on liberty; our glorious forefathers of Great Britain made liberty the foundation of everything. That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end and foundation.

Great People Strong Government

Do you remember any instance where tyranny was destroyed and freedom established on its ruins, among a people possessing so small a share of virtue and public spirit? I recollect none, and this more than the British arms makes me fearful of final success, without a reform.

Success Freedom Me Small

Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?

Trust Last Cannot Defense

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.

Eyes Hope Death She

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

Family Religion Rich Will

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Fear Passion Slaves

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.

Family Religion Wish Christian

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.

I Am Truth Know Worst

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.

Religion Slavery Law Debt

I have had many anxieties for our commonwealth, principally occasioned by the depreciation of our money.

Money Our Many Commonwealth

Shall we, who have laid the proud British lion at our feet, now be afraid of his whelps?

Lion Proud Feet Afraid

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.

I Am Believe My Own Own

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