Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition c... - Patrick Henry

"Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations."

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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."

"Some battles are worth fighting."

"Sometimes you have to become the monster to stop the monsters."

"Skynet sent me back through time to kill you."

"War teaches us the value of peace."