The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to ... - Patrick Henry

"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government."

Patrick Henry Politics

Revolutionary, Orator American 1736–1799

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"Give me liberty, or give me death!"

"I am not a Virginian, but an American."

"The great object of my life is to be useful."

"Bad men cannot make good citizens."

"Fear drives civilization. Without it, there is only chaos."

"Order through chaos. That's the only real answer."

"Politics and power corrupt when they're separated from purpose."

"The system isn't broken—it was built this way. We have to rebuild it."