Top 21 Quotes by Patrick Henry

About Patrick Henry

These are some quotes by American author Patrick Henry Politician, who lived between May 29, 1736 and June 6, 1799.

We are descended from a people whose government was founded on liberty; our glorious forefathers of Great Britain made liberty the foundation of everything. That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end and foundation.

Patrick Henry

The great object is that every man be armed.

The great object is that every man be armed.

Patrick Henry

I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.

I have now disposed of all my property to my family. There is one thing more I wish I could give them, and that is the Christian religion.

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

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

Would any one believe that I am master of slaves by my own purchase? I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living without them.

Would any one believe that I am master of slaves by my own purchase? I am drawn along by the general inconvenience of living without them.

Patrick Henry

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

Patrick Henry

We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

We are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of Nature has placed in our power... the battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

Patrick Henry

If this be treason, make the most of it!

If this be treason, make the most of it!

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

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