Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?
Patrick HenryThe militia is our ultimate safety. We can have no security without it. The great object is that every man be armed.
Patrick HenryI 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 HenryHave we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defense, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress? Of what service would militia be to you when, most probably, you will not have a single musket in the state? For, as arms are to be provided by Congress, they may or may not provide them.
Patrick Henry