Author: Patrick Henry

Quotes

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

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

- Patrick Henry

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

- Patrick Henry

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.

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.

- Patrick Henry

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.

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.

- Patrick Henry

Give me liberty or give me death.

Give me liberty or give me death.

- Patrick Henry

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

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

- Patrick Henry

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

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

- Patrick Henry

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.

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.

- Patrick Henry

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

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

- Patrick Henry

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