Patrick Henry

"Let us not be deceived by the words of sophistry."

"Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual."

"We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated."

"The people are not to be blamed; they are the victims of the conspiracy."

"An appeal to arms and the God of our fathers is all that is left us."

"The lamp of experience is the only true guide in politics."

"There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!"

"I am but a poor creature; the fact is I am nothing."

"Hear me for my cause, and be silent that you may hear."

"The distinctions between Virginia and other states are no more; we are now one people."

"It is a natural instinct to die fighting for one's home and country."

"We must fight! An appeal to arms and the God of our fathers is all that is left us."

"The great object of my life has been to be useful to my fellow men."

"Knowledge is of two kinds: we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it."

"I wish not a few of the most wealthy and influential of the land should hoard up all the property."

"Our chains are forged!"

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

"We have counted the cost of this contest and are willing to pay it."

"The spirit of the times may alter, will alter."

"It is the duty of every patriot to use all constitutional methods to prevent this tyranny."

"I am resolved to succeed or perish in the attempt."

"There is but one proper mode of securing all rights to the people."

"Do you hear that sound? That is the sound of freedom."

"We should trust in God and keep our powder dry."

"The greatest inheritance a man can leave his children is the knowledge that they are free."

"I am as resolute in this business as I ever was in my life."

"The country is in danger; we must provide for our common defense."

"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against tyranny."

"Life without liberty is worse than death."

"We must all hang together, or we shall assuredly all hang separately."