Give me liberty or give me death.

Quote by Patrick Henry

Topics: Patrick Henry Quotes

Jealousy is the only vice that gives no pleasure

Jealousy is the only vice that gives no pleasure

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there...

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there...

If this be treason, make the most of it!

If this be treason, make the most of it!

I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing...

I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing...

The great object is that every man be armed.

The great object is that every man be armed.

No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but...

No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but...

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.

Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing...

Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing...

That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging...

That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging...

If we wish to be free; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges...

If we wish to be free; if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges...

It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was...

It can not be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was...

Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants...

Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants...

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

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

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions...

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions...

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

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

We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the...

We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the...

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

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

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.