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 first thing I have at heart is American liberty; the second thing is American union.
Patrick HenryLiberty, the greatest of all earthly blessings - give us that precious jewel and you may take everything else!
Patrick HenryIs the relinquishment of the trial by jury and the liberty of the press necessary for your liberty? Will the abandonment of your most sacred rights tend to the security of your liberty? Liberty, the greatest of all earlthy blessings - give us that precious jewel, and you may take every things else! . . . Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel.
Patrick Henry