Patrick Henry

I know not what others may choose but, as for me, 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.

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated read more

Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.